Ion Ansotegi

Ion Ansotegi

File:Ion-Ansotegi.jpg Ansotegi training with Real Sociedad in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Ion Ansotegi Gorostola
Date of birth	(1982-07-13) 13 July 1982
Place of birth	Berriatua, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Eibar
Number	2
Youth career
	Eibar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Eibar B	44	(1)
2002–2003	Eibar	1	(0)
2002–2003	→ Barakaldo (loan)	17	(2)
2003–2006	Real Sociedad B	79	(3)
2006–2016	Real Sociedad	209	(11)
2016–	Eibar	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2016

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ansotegi and the second or maternal family name is Gorostola.

Ion Ansotegi Gorostola (born 13 July 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a central defender.

He spent most of his professional career with Real Sociedad after signing with the club at the age of 21, going on to appear in 227 official games during 11 seasons. 124 of those appearances came in La Liga (six goals scored).

Football career

Ansotegi was born in Berriatua, Basque Country. After starting his professional career with SD Eibar (with a loan to Barakaldo CF included), he moved to local giants Real Sociedad. He made his La Liga debut on 22 January 2006 in a 3–3 home draw against Athletic Bilbao for the Basque derby, and played 33 games in his first two top flight seasons combined.

Ansotegi only missed two matches in 2009–10, being booked just six times in his 40 complete appearances – and adding four goals – as Real Sociedad returned to division one after a three-year absence. He featured in 32 contests (all starts) in the following campaign as the team retained their league status, but lost his importance in the squad following the January 2011 signing of Norwegian Vadim Demidov and the emergence of youth product Iñigo Martínez.

On 1 June 2015, aged nearly 33, Ansotegi renewed his contract with Real Sociedad until 2016. On 1 February of the following year, after only two Copa del Rey appearances during the first part of the season, he cut ties with the Txuriurdin and moved back to his first club Eibar after agreeing to an initial six-month deal.

External links

• Ion Ansotegi profile at BDFutbol
• Ion Ansotegi at Soccerway