Spanish professional footballer (born 1985)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Garmendia and the second or maternal family name is
Elorriaga.
Joseba Garmendia Elorriaga (born 4 October 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Garmendia was born in Basauri, Biscay.[1] A product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth system, he made his first-team debut in 2006–07's first matchday, a 1–1 local derby against Real Sociedad.[2]
During his three-season spell with the Basques, Garmendia never appeared in more than 18 La Liga matches, totalling 51 overall.[1] He scored his first goal in the competition on 10 December 2006, helping to a 4–2 home win over Recreativo de Huelva.[3]
In late July 2009, Garmendia bought out the remaining year of his contract and moved to Segunda División club CD Numancia in a 2+1 deal; his former Athletic teammate Iñigo Vélez also made the move.[4] He continued competing at that level the following years, with Girona FC[5] and CD Mirandés,[6] suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury whilst at the service of the former that sidelined him for several months.[7]
On 1 September 2014, Garmendia joined Real Murcia CF, recently relegated to the Segunda División B.[8] He continued playing in the lower leagues until his retirement,[9][10][11] which was confirmed in May 2022 at the age of 36.[12]
References
- ^ a b Joseba Garmendia busca su sitio (Joseba Garmendia in search of his place); El Correo, 18 September 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Athletic y Real Sociedad empatan un derbi pobre en juego y ambiente (Athletic and Real Sociedad draw in derby lacking in play and atmosphere); El Mundo, 27 August 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Urzaiz da al Athletic su primera victoria en casa (Urzaiz gives first home win to Athletic); El Mundo, 10 December 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Joseba Garmendia ficha por el Numancia (Joseba Garmendia signs for Numancia); As, 24 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Joseba Garmendia, nuevo refuerzo del Girona (Joseba Garmendia, new Girona addition); Marca, 29 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Joseba Garmendia, nuevo jugador del CD Mirandés (Joseba Garmendia, new CD Mirandés player); CD Mirandés, 24 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Posible lesión de cruzados para Joseba Garmendia (Possible cruciate injury for Joseba Garmendia); El Desmarque, 4 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Joseba Garmendia, David Prieto y Víctor Ruiz vestirán de grana (Joseba Garmendia, David Prieto and Víctor Ruiz will wear grana); Real Murcia, 1 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Socuéllamos ficha a Joseba Garmendia, que jugó en Primera División con el Athletic de Bilbao (Socuéllamos sign Joseba Garmendia, who played in Primera División with Athletic de Bilbao); Lanza Digital, 14 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El fichaje esperado (The expected signing); Diario Palentino, 27 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Joseba Garmendia, nuevo fichaje de clase de la SD Formentera (Joseba Garmendia, new deluxe signing of SD Formentera); Fútbol Balear, 21 January 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ El ex del Athletic Joseba Garmendia cuelga las botas: "¡Besarkada bat!" (Former Athletic man Joseba Garmendia hangs up boots: "Have a hug!"); El Desmarque, 17 May 2022 (in Spanish)
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