- Iván Zarandona
Infobox Football biography
playername = Iván Zarandona
fullname = Iván Zarandona Esono
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|8|30
cityofbirth =Valladolid
countryofbirth =Spain
height = Height|m = 1.86
weight = 80 kg
position =Defensive midfielder ,centre back
currentclub =CD Leganés
clubnumber =
youthyears = 1997-1998
youthclubs =Real Valladolid
years = 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005-2006 2006 2006 2006-2007 2007–2008 2008-
clubs =CF Extremadura CD Ferriolense Mallorca B Betis BCaravaca CF Real Valladolid Rayo Vallecano Zamora CF Murcia BUD Los Palacios Pájara PlayasCD Leganés
caps(goals) = 0 (0) — (—) — (—) — (—) — (—) 15 (0) — (—) — (—) — (—) — (—) — (—) — (—)
nationalyears = 2003-
nationalteam = fb|Equatorial Guinea
nationalcaps(goals) = 9 (0)
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ntupdate =Iván Zarandona Esono, Zarandona (born
30 August ,1980 inValladolid ), is anEquatorial Guinea n football player. He is the younger brother ofBenjamín Zarandona , formerly ofReal Betis .Football career
Zarandona, a player in modest teams in
Spain , with a 2004-05 stint atReal Valladolid , in the "Segunda División ", played for Spanish youth sides fact|date=January 2008 but, in June 2003,FIFA allowed the player to change his nationality. This rule originally applied only for under-21 players not yet capped for the senior sides, but FIFA also allowed overage ones to apply, unil December 2004.Zarandona started representing his "new nation", Equatorial Guinea, in October/November 2003, during the
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 's first round tie loss with Togo. Benjamín, after having represented Spain until the under-21 level, also made the transition.Personal
Zarandona's father is Basque, and his mother is from
Equatorial Guinea .Footnotes
External links
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*FIFA player|206473
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=2244 NationalFootballTeams data]
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