:Javier Mandaluniz
{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Javier Mandaluniz
| image =
| full_name = Javier Mandaluniz Renteria
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bilbao, Spain
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1997–2005
| youthclubs1 = Athletic Bilbao
| years1 = 2005–2008
| clubs1 = Baskonia
| caps1 = 35
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2006–2009
| clubs2 = Bilbao Athletic
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = → Lleida (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009–2012
| clubs4 = Real Sociedad B
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2013–2014
| clubs5 = SD Logroñés
| caps5 = 41
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = Gimnástica de Torrelavega
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015–2017
| clubs7 = Somozas
| caps7 = 55
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017
| clubs8 = Mérida
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017–2018
| clubs9 = FC Jumilla
| caps9 = 19
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 = Ponferradina
| caps10 = 17
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2019–2020
| clubs11 = JD Somorrostro
| caps11 = 11
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2020–2021
| clubs12 = Urduliz
| caps12 = 23
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2021
| clubs13 = Leioa
| caps13 = 21
| goals13 = 0
| totalcaps = 285
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2005
| nationalteam1 = Spain U17
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Javier Mandaluniz Renteria (born 15 January 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Mandaluniz joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system and was later promoted to first team. In the 2007–08 season, he was loaned to Lleida. In the 2008–09 season he returned to Bilbao where he played eight matches.{{Cite web |title=Mandaluniz {{!}} Jugador: Portero {{!}} Athletic Club Website Oficial |url=https://www.athletic-club.eus/jugadores/javier-mandaluniz-renteria |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=www.athletic-club.eus |language=es}}
In June 2009, Mandaluniz was released by Athletic Bilbao.{{Cite web |title=Libano y Oinatz las bajas más sorprendentes del Bilbao Athletic |url=https://www.aupaathletic.com/libano-y-oinatz-las-bajas-mas-sorprendentes-del-bilbao-athletic/noticia/7536 |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=aupaAthletic.com: El punto de reunión de los aficionados del Athletic Club en Internet |language=es}} A month later, he signed for Real Sociedad B in the Tercera División, who were looking for a goalkeeper after the departure of Urtzi Iturrioz.{{Cite web |last=PPLL |date=6 July 2009 |title=Javier Mandaluniz, del Athletic, viene al Sanse |url=https://www.diariovasco.com/20090706/deportes/mas-futbol/javier-mandaluniz-athletic-viene-20090706.html?ref=https://www.diariovasco.com/20090706/deportes/mas-futbol/javier-mandaluniz-athletic-viene-20090706.html |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=El Diario Vasco |language=es}} In the 2009–10 season, he was called up to Real Sociedad first team several times after Asier Riesgo was injured, but he didn't play any matches.{{Cite web |last=Ramajo |first=Roberto |date=11 May 2010 |title=Riesgo se pierde lo que queda de temporada |url=https://as.com/futbol/2010/05/11/mas_futbol/1273559269_850215.html |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=Diario AS |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=SA |first=Baigorri Argitaletxea |date=16 December 2015 |title=«Desde que salí de la Real no había tenido un año tan bueno» |url=https://www.naiz.eus/eu/hemeroteca/gara/editions/2015-12-16/hemeroteca_articles/desde-que-sali-de-la-real-no-habia-tenido-un-ano-tan-bueno |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=GARA |language=es}}
In 2013, he joined SD Logroñés in the Segunda División B, after six months without a team.{{Cite web |title="It was very hard to see the transfer market close and not have a team to play for." - GARA |url=https://gara.naiz.eus/paperezkoa/20130220/388752/es/Fue-muy-duro-ver-que-cerraba-mercado-que-no-tenia-equipo-para-jugar |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=gara.naiz.eus}} In the summer of 2015, after left Gimnástica de Torrelavega, he signed for Segunda División B club Somozas, where he played more than fifty games and conceded second-fewest goals in Group I of Segunda División B.{{Cite web |last=Labarga |first=Nacho |date=24 March 2016 |title=Mandaluniz, el cerrojo 'renacido' que aúpa al Somozas |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/2016/03/24/56f3d26e22601d5a308b45f8.html |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=Marca.com |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=21 March 2016 |title=El cerrojo del Somozas es de Bilbao |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ferrol/as-somozas/2016/03/22/cerrojo-somozas-bilbao/0003_201603F22C10991.htm |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=La Voz de Galicia |language=es}}
From 2017 to 2021, Mandaluniz played for several clubs in Tercera División before he announced his retirement.{{Cite web |last=Baraja |first=Jon |date=21 November 2020 |title=El portero del Urduliz, Javier Mandaluniz, echa el cerrojo |url=https://www.deia.eus/deportes/2020/11/21/portero-urduliz-javier-mandaluniz-echa-4667354.html |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=Deia |language=es}} After his retirement, he worked as a goalkeeping coach for SD Eibar.{{Cite web |title=Inicio competición equipos inferiores SD Eibar |url=https://www.sdeibar.com/noticias/se-alza-el-telon-para-el-eibar-urko-el-juvenil-b-y-el-cadete-de-liga-vasca |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=www.sdeibar.com |language=es}}
International career
Mandaluniz was called up by coach Juan Santisteban to participate in the 2003 Under-17 World Cup and 2004 UEFA European Under-17.{{Cite web |title=Un gol de oro mete a los sub'17 en la final del Mundial - |url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2003/08/27/futbol_internacional/1062013279.html |access-date=22 April 2025 |website=www.elmundo.es}}{{Cite web |last=beltrán |first=javier |date=22 January 2019 |title=Mandaluniz: «Soy más conocido fuera de Bizkaia que aquí» |url=https://www.elcorreo.com/deportes/futbol/mandaluniz-conocido-bizkaia-20190122181405-nt.html |access-date=22 April 2025 |website=El Correo |language=es}}
References
External links
- {{BDFutbol|100153}}
- [http://www.futbolme.com/com/index_jugador.asp?id_jugador=10907 Futbolme profile]
- [http://www.athletic-club.net/web/main.asp?a=4&b=2&c=11&d=0&jokalaria=759&idi=2 Athletic Bilbao profile]
- {{FIFA player|200838}}
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Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Bilbao
Category:Association football goalkeepers
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Athletic Bilbao B footballers
Category:Real Sociedad B footballers