Sívori (footballer)

Arturo Igoroin Sanjurjo (born 14 September 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a forward, and is a current board member of FC Cartagena.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Igoroin and the second or maternal family name is Sanjurjo.
Sívori
Personal information
Full name Arturo Igoroin Sanjurjo
Date of birth (1976-09-14) 14 September 1976
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cartagena (board)
Youth career
Aranbizkarra
1990–1995 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Alavés B 66 (10)
1996–1999 Alavés 75 (11)
1999–2001 Athletic Bilbao 13 (0)
2000–2001 → Córdoba (loan) 32 (1)
2001–2003 Leganés 71 (9)
2003–2008 Cartagena 168 (39)
2008–2010 Águilas 67 (11)
2010–2011 Caravaca 28 (4)
2011–2012 Mar Menor
2012–2014 La Unión ? (19)
Total 520 (102)
Managerial career
2014–2015 La Unión (youth)
2015–2017 La Unión (assistant)
2017–2018 La Unión
2018–2019 La Unión Atlético
2020–2021 Cartagena (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Sívori joined Deportivo Alavés' youth setup at the age of 14.[1] After making his senior debut with the reserves in Tercera División, he first appeared with the main squad on 4 September 1996, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 away win against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, for the season's Copa del Rey.

Sívori became a regular starter for Alavés in the 1997–98 campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga. On 1 July 1998, he agreed to a move to Athletic Bilbao for a fee of 348 million pesetas, effective as of July 1999;[2] he remained with the Babazorros for a further year, making his debut in the main category on 29 August 1998 by starting in a 0–0 home draw against Real Betis.

In 2000, after featuring sparingly for Athletic, Sívori was loaned to Córdoba CF in the second division, for one year. He was released by the Lions in July 2001,[3] and subsequently signed for CD Leganés also in division two.[4]

In 2003, Sívori agreed to a contract with FC Cartagena in Segunda División B, where he acted as team captain during his five-year spell. On 11 July 2008, he moved to fellow league team Águilas CF.[5]

Sívori subsequently represented lower league sides Caravaca CF,[6] Mar Menor CF[7] and La Unión CF, helping the latter to achieve promotion to the fourth division in 2013 by scoring a career-best 12 goals. He retired in 2014, aged 38.[8]

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring Sívori became a coach, being a manager of his last club La Unión CF's youth setup. In 2015, he became an assistant manager of the main squad,[9] before being appointed manager in July 2017.[10]

In July 2018, Sívori became the manager of FC La Unión Atlético also in the fourth division, after the board acquired the place of FC Pinatar Arena.[11] He was sacked the following March, and subsequently became a sporting director.[12]

In August 2019, Sívori returned to his former side Cartagena, to work in the club's board.[13] In March 2020, he became Borja Jiménez's assistant in the main squad.[14]

References
  1. "Sívori, hijo de Vitoria" [Sívori, son of Vitoria] (in Spanish). Panenka. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. "Luis Fernández ve con buenos ojos el fichaje de Sívori" [Luis Fernández sees with good eyes the signing of Sívori] (in Spanish). El País. 1 July 1998. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. "El Athletic concederá a Sívori la carta de libertad" [Athletic will release Sívori] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 July 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "La nómina del Atlético de Madrid sigue engordando" [The squad of Atlético de Madrid keep on growing] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. "El Águilas ficha a Sivori, ex jugador del Cartagena" [Águilas sign Sivori, former Cartagena player] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. "Sívori firma por el Caravaca" [Sívori signs for Caravaca] (in Spanish). El Correo. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. "Sívori, refuerzo estrella para el Mar Menor" [Sívori, star signing for Mar Menor] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. "Sívori, ex del Athletic y del Alavés, se retira a los 38 años" [Sívori, formerly of Athletic and Alavés, retires at the age of 38] (in Spanish). EITB. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. "Sívori estará en el banquillo del nuevo proyecto de La Unión" [Sívori will be on the bench of the new project of La Unión] (in Spanish). Cartagena en Juego. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  10. "El club unionense se pone de nuevo en movimietno tras su crisis" [The unionense club is on the move again after their crisis] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  11. "La Unión seguirá en Tercera con Sívori como entrenador y con cambios mínimos en la plantilla" [La Unión will remain in Tercera with Sívori as manager and with minimal changes in the squad] (in Spanish). Onda Regional Murcia. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  12. "Carlos Rivera es el nuevo entrenador del La Unión Atlético y Sivori pasa a ser director deportivo" [Carlos Rivera is the new manager of La Unión Atlético and Sivori becomes a sporting director] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  13. "Sívori: "Tengo una deuda pendiente aquí desde el día del Vecindario"" [Sívori: "I have a pending debt here since the Vecindario day"] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  14. "Sívori se convierte en el 'segundo' técnico de Borja en el banquillo del Cartagena" [Sívori becomes the 'second' manager of Borja on the bench of Cartagena] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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