Gaizka Mendieta
| Gaizka Mendieta | ||
 Mendieta at a concert (2015)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Gaizka Mendieta Zabala | |
| birthday | March 27, 1974 | |
| place of birth | Bilbao , Spain | |
| size | 176 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1991-1992 | CD Castellón | 16 (0) |
| 1992-2001 | Valencia CF | 230 (44) |
| 2001-2003 | Lazio Rome | 20 (0) |
| 2002-2003 | → FC Barcelona (loan) | 33 (4) |
| 2003-2008 | Middlesbrough FC | 62 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1999-2002 | Spain | 40 (8) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (born March 27, 1974 in Bilbao ) is a former Spanish football player . He was most recently under contract with Middlesbrough FC .
Athletic career
society
Mendieta began his football career in 1991 in Castellón at the local club CD Castellón and moved to Valencia CF a year later . After he and his team in 2000 and 2001 as a captain in the Champions League was drafted Finals, he became a sought-after players. In 2001 he moved to the Italian club Lazio Rome . But he disappointed in the Italian Serie A and was awarded to FC Barcelona a year later . The following season he was loaned from Middlesbrough FC . He later moved to England on a free transfer and won the League Cup in 2004 . In addition, his team was with him in the 2006 UEFA Cup final, but lost significantly 4-0 against the Spanish first division club Sevilla FC .
He missed only one of 29 penalties in competitive games in his career. After the 2007/08 season, Mendieta ended his active career.
National team
Mendieta was in the Spanish squad for the 1996 Olympic Games , where he and his team were eliminated in the quarter-finals. He played a total of 40 games for the Spanish senior team and scored eight goals. He played at the EM 2000 and the 2002 World Cup .
successes
society
- Champions League finalist : 2000 , 2001
- UEFA Cup finalist: 2006
- Spanish Cup Winner : 1999
- Spanish Supercup winner : 1999
- League Cup : 2004
Awards
- UEFA Midfielder of the Year : 2000, 2001
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mendieta, Gaizka |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mendieta Zabala, Gaizka |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bilbao , Spain |