José Ignacio Garmendia

José Ignacio Garmendia Mendizábal (born 4 April 1960) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He played solely for Basque club SD Eibar, in a career that lasted 19 years.

He stayed with the team as they competed consecutively in the nation's fourth, third and second divisions, making 322 appearances in the latter.

[1] On 17 April 1988, in a third-tier match against Pontevedra CF, Garmendia scored from his goal, and Eibar would also promote at the end of the campaign.

[2] He retired ten years later at the age of 38, only having been second choice precisely in his last season (three games) and with the side always retaining their league status; he collected two Ricardo Zamora Trophy awards in the process.