Spanish footballerIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendiguren and the second or maternal family name is Egaña.

Ricardo María Mendiguren Egaña (born 19 October 1968) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 Club statistics
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Club career

Born in Oñati, Gipuzkoa, Mendiguren emerged through Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks. Still a junior, he managed to make his debuts for both the reserve team and the main squad, respectively in Segunda División and La Liga, first appearing for the latter on 8 February 1987 in a 0–0 home draw against Cádiz CF.

Mendiguren's best years were from 1988 to 1990, as he appeared in 62 league matches for the Basque side (54 starts) whilst scoring 14 goals combined, with the team ranking seventh and 12th respectively; in subsequent seasons, he returned to his role as a bench player, but still managed to be used regularly. In the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, Mendiguren appeared in six matches as Athletic reached the third round, starting in both legs against Newcastle United (his side advanced on away goals, 3–3 on aggregate). He am*ed official totals of 223 matches and 23 goals for Athletic.

He left Bilbao in the 1997 January transfer window to move to UD Las Palmas in the second division, but retired after having made no compe*ive appearances for the club from the Canary Islands due to injury.

Club statistics

References

External links

• Ricardo Mendiguren at Athletic Bilbao
• Ricardo Mendiguren at BDFutbol