Borja Viguera

Borja Viguera
Personal information
Full name Borja Viguera Manzanares
Date of birth (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 25
Youth career
Berceo
2003–2006 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Real Sociedad B 91 (25)
2007–2012 Real Sociedad 14 (0)
2011–2012 → Gimnàstic (loan) 15 (2)
2012 → Albacete (loan) 10 (1)
2012–2014 Alavés 79 (43)
2014–2016 Athletic Bilbao 29 (1)
2016– Sporting Gijón 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Viguera and the second or maternal family name is Manzanares.

Borja Viguera Manzanares (born 26 March 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a striker.

Club career

Real Sociedad

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Viguera graduated from Real Sociedad's prolific youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2006–07 season, in Segunda División B. On 15 September 2007, he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a substitute for Iñigo Díaz de Cerio in a 3–2 away win against UD Las Palmas for the Segunda División championship;[1] he appeared in a further two matches with the main squad during the following campaign, as the Txuri-urdin missed out on promotion by finishing fourth.

In June 2009, Viguera was definitely promoted to Real's first team,[2] but featured rarely as the Basques were crowned champions. On 11 January 2011, he joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona on loan until June,[3] suffering a knee injury the following month that ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[4]

On 26 August 2011, Viguera returned to Nàstic again in a temporary deal.[5] However, after being sparingly used by the Catalans, he returned to Real Sociedad on 31 January 2012,[6] and was subsequently loaned to Albacete Balompié in the third level.[7]

Alavés

On 6 July 2012, Viguera joined neighbouring Deportivo Alavés also in division three.[8] He was an ever-present figure in his first year, scoring 21 goals all competitions comprised to help his team achieve promotion to the second tier in the play-offs.

On 14 August 2013, Viguera extended his contract with the Deportivo Alavés club until 2015.[9] He netted 25 times during the season, as the side narrowly avoided relegation; highlights included a hat-trick at CE Sabadell FC on 8 February 2014, contributing decisively to a 4–0 success.[10]

Athletic Bilbao

On 13 June 2014, Viguera signed a three-year deal with Athletic Bilbao in La Liga,[11] for €1 million.[12] He scored his first goal for his new team on 21 November, netting the second of a 3–1 home win against RCD Espanyol.[13]

Sporting Gijón

On 30 August 2016, Viguera signed a two-year contract with Sporting de Gijón.[14]

References

  1. ↑ La Real Sociedad vence a las Palmas en un mal partido (Real Sociedad defeats Las Palmas in a poor match); Marca, 15 September 2007 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Suben Sarasola, Esnaola y Viguera (Sarasola, Esnaola and Viguera promoted); El Diario Vasco, 4 June 2009 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Nàstic se refuerza con Borja Viguera y Álex Bergantiños (Nàstic bolster with Borja Viguera and Álex Bergantiños); Sport, 11 January 2011 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Borja Viguera se lesiona de gravedad (Borja Viguera seriously injured); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 14 February 2011 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Borja Viguera llega cedido hasta final de temporada (Borja Viguera arrives on loan until the end of the season); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 26 August 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Borja Viguera termina la cesión en el Nàstic (Borja Viguera finishes loan in Nàstic); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 31 January 2012 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Comunicado oficial: Viguera, cedido al Albacete Balompié (Official announcement: Viguera, loaned to Albacete Balompié); Real Sociedad, 31 January 2012 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ El Alavés ficha al primer delantero, Borja Viguera (Alavés signs the first forward, Borja Viguera); El Correo, 6 July 2012 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Borja Viguera: “Estoy muy feliz en Vitoria” (Borja Viguera: "I am very happy in Vitoria") Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.; Deportivo Alavés, 14 August 2013 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Gran victoria albiazul en Sabadell (0–4) (Great albiazul win in Sabadell (0–4)) Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.; Deportivo Alavés, 8 February 2014 (Spanish)
  11. ↑ Borja Viguera drafted; Athletic Bilbao, 13 June 2014
  12. ↑ Borja Viguera ficha por el Athletic (Borja Viguera signs for Athletic); Mundo Deportivo, 13 June 2014 (Spanish)
  13. ↑ Athletic impress in Espanyol win; ESPN FC, 21 November 2014
  14. ↑ Borja Viguera se incorpora al Sporting (Borja Viguera added to Sporting); Sporting Gijón, 30 August 2016 (Spanish)

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