Igor Gabilondo

Igor Gabilondo embodies something I find deeply appealing about Basque football. Spending six seasons each at Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao, with 276 La Liga games and 33 goals, he won loyalty at both pillars of his home region rather than chasing flashy transfers. That rootedness moves me. Then he stepped into coaching, choosing to hand the local game down to the next generation. I admire careers built on belonging and service rather than restless ambition. A left midfielder who gave his prime to the clubs that shaped him, Gabilondo feels like exactly the kind of homegrown treasure Basque country rightly cherishes.

Name (English)

Igor Gabilondo

Name (Japanese)

イゴール・ガビロンド

Reading

いごーる・がびろんど

Born

February 10, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

Origin

San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Height

2 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%93%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89

Tags

• Gipuzkoa
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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