José Ignacio Zahínos

José Zahínos
Personal information
Full name José Ignacio Zahínos Sánchez
Date of birth (1977-12-01) 1 December 1977
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Parla Escuela
Parla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Yuncos
1999–2003 Atlético B 40 (5)
2000–2007 Atlético Madrid 20 (1)
2001 → Universidad LP (loan) 9 (1)
2001–2002 → Jaén (loan) 16 (1)
2003–2004 → Elche (loan) 6 (1)
2007 → Albacete (loan) 15 (1)
2007–2009 Recreativo 11 (0)
Total 117 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Ignacio Zahínos Sánchez (born 1 December 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he was able to operate as a central defender.

The late bloomer's career was greatly hampered by injuries,[1] as he only played an average of ten matches per season during ten years as a professional.

Football career

Born in Madrid, Zahínos' career began with CD Yuncos in the regional leagues. In 1999, after a successful trial at CP Amorós, he joined Atlético Madrid's reserves, and made two appearances for the first team in 2000–01's second division.

Zahínos would appear very rarely for the Colchoneros, however, serving four loan stints in the second level until June 2007 in the process.[2] Upon returning in 2004, he was assigned to the main squad in La Liga and made his debut in the category on 29 May 2005, playing the last 20 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Getafe CF.

In 2007–08, Zahínos moved to Recreativo de Huelva in the top tier on a two-year deal,[3] but had his season cut short due to a serious knee injury, sustained in a 1–0 away win against CA Osasuna in April 2008. Due to this, he missed the entirety of the following campaign,[4] eventually being released by the Andalusians in the 2009 summer.

Zahínos retired shortly after, starting as a coach in Atlético's youth ranks.

References

  1. ↑ El niño del pescadero (The boy from the fish market); El Mundo, 27 October 2005 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Zahínos rescinde su contrato con el Atlético (Zahínos terminates his contract with Atlético); Marca, 30 August 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Aguiar leaves Porto, Kuban coup; UEFA.com, 31 August 2007
  4. ↑ Zahínos se somete a una artroscopia y será baja el resto de temporada (Zahínos undergoes arthroscopy and will miss rest of season); Marca, 14 April 2009 (in Spanish)
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