Benjamín Zarandona

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Benjamín
Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Zarandona Esono
Date of birth	March 2, 1976 (1976-03-02) (age 32)
Place of birth	Valladolid, Castile and Leon, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Number	–
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1996 1995–1998 1998–2007 2000–2001 2005–2006 2007–2008	Real Valladolid B Real Valladolid Real Betis Real Betis B → Cádiz (loan) Xerez	30 (6) 86 (11) 144 (7) 26 (2) 14 (0) 2 (0)
National team2
1998 200x	Spain U21 Equatorial Guinea	3 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01 July 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 01 July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Benjamín Zarandona Esono, usually just Benjamín, (born March 2, 1976 in Valladolid), is a Spanish footballer who has playes as a central or left-sided midfielder. He is currently unattached having most recently played for Xerez CD. He is the brother of Iván Zarandona.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Valladolid 1.2 Real Betis 1.3 International 2 Basque & Equatorial Guinea 3 Honours 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Career

[edit] Valladolid

He began his career with Real Valladolid, playing initially for the reserve team in Segunda División B. The highlight of his career at Valladolid was helping them qualify for the UEFA Cup in 1997. He played four games in the subsequent UEFA Cup campaign.

[edit] Real Betis

In 1998 he joined Real Betis and in their subsequent UEFA Cup campaign he made 4 appearances, scoring 2 goals. Benjamín spent the 2000/01 season playing for Real Betis B in the Segunda División and went on loan to Cádiz CF in 2005/06. Benjamín was seen as an outcast at Real Betis during his final years at the club. He was unregistered as a first team player for over a year and a mutual termination of his contract was agreed in the summer of 2007.

[edit] International

In 1998 Benjamín helped Spain U21s win the UEFA U-21 Championship. Howver he later switched allegiances and played at senior level for Equatorial Guinea^[1]

[edit] Basque & Equatorial Guinea

Benjamín's father is Basque and his mother is from Equatorial Guinea. Despite his Basque parentage he has never been approached by Athletic Bilbao and he has never played for the Euskadi.

[edit] Honours

Spain U21

• European Champions
  • 1998

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Article: "La Cantera" Policy
• (Spanish) ElMundoDeporte.es Statistics
• (Spanish) LFP.es Statistics
• Benjamín Zarandona FIFA competition record

[edit] References

1. ^ BBC Sport