Benjamín Zarandona
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamín Zarandona Esono | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Valladolid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valladolid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Valladolid B | 30 | (6) |
| 1995–1998 | Valladolid | 86 | (11) |
| 1998–2007 | Betis | 170 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | → Cádiz (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | Xerez | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Palencia | 13 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Íscar | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Cuéllar Balompié | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 332 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | Spain U21 | 3 | (2) |
| 1997 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Equatorial Guinea | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Benjamín Zarandona Esono (born 2 March 1976), known simply as Benjamín, is an Equatoguinean retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
He spent most of his professional career in Spain, notably with Betis where he remained nine years, winning one Copa del Rey and appearing in 194 official games.
Over the course of 12 seasons, Benjamín amassed La Liga totals of 244 games and 18 goals, also representing in the competition Valladolid and Cádiz.
Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Benjamín began his career with Real Valladolid, playing initially for the reserves in Segunda División B. His first-team debut took place on 2 April 1995 in a 0–3 away loss against Real Sociedad, and he would make a further nine La Liga appearances during that season.
The highlight of Benjamín's career at Valladolid was helping the club qualify for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup as seventh in the league, scoring home braces against CD Logroñés (2–1) and Valencia CF (4–1).
In 1998, Benjamín joined Real Betis, playing in 28 games in his first year and making four appearances in the team's UEFA Cup run, netting twice. Additionally, he spent the 2000–01 campaign helping the Andalusians achieve promotion from Segunda División, alongside neighbours Sevilla FC.
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