Elisabeth Ibarra

Elisabeth "Eli" Ibarra Rabancho (born 29 June 1981) is a Spanish football left midfielder who plays for Primera División club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain women's national football team. She scored in Athletic's first two appearances in the UEFA Women's Cup.

Eli Ibarra
Personal information
Full name Elisabeth Ibarra Rabancho[1]
Date of birth (1981-06-29) 29 June 1981[1]
Place of birth Azkoitia, Basque Country, Spain[2]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left midfielder, Left wing-back
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2002 Eibartarrak FT
2002–2017 Athletic Bilbao 367 (104)
National team‡
2002–2015 Spain 42 (2)
2006–2014 Basque Country 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:29, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ibarra and the second or maternal family name is Rabancho.

Club career

In December 2012 Ibarra played in her 300th match for Athletic, having joined upon their foundation in 2002.[3] In 2016, 35-year-old Ibarra won the league title with Athletic, then agreed to remain with the club for another year.[4] Throughout her career she has worn the number 17 shirt, in homage to the former male footballer Joseba Etxeberria.[5]

In May 2017, she announced her retirement from professional football.[6]

International career

She is a member of the Spanish national team,[7][8] where she has been deployed by coach Ignacio Quereda as a left wing-back.[9] She was part of Spain's squads for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden[10] and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

Official international goals

Honours

Club
Athletic Bilbao

References
  1. "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Ibarra profile". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. "Eli Ibarra alcanza la cifra de 300 partidos con el Athletic" (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. Zaballa, Carlos (23 June 2016). "Eli Ibarra y Vanesa Gimbert siguen un año más" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. Menayo, David (10 November 2014). "Una rojiblanca incombustible" (in Spanish). Marca (newspaper). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. "Tres leyendas del Athletic cuelgan las botas: Iraia Iturregi, Eli Ibarra e Irune Murua" (in Spanish). Marca. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. "Noticias - Real Federación Española de Fútbol". rfef.es (in Spanish). 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. UEFA
  9. Roldán, Isabel (21 July 2013). "Eli: "Cogí una excedencia para poder venir a la Selección"". AS.com (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  10. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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