&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tiko.jpg) Tiko in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Martínez Rípodas | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Basconia (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Osasuna B | 62 | (7) |
| 1997–1999 | Osasuna | 38 | (7) |
| 1999–2009 | Athletic Bilbao | 198 | (21) |
| 2008–2009 | → Eibar (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (35) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Basque Country | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017– | Basconia (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roberto Martínez Rípodas (born 15 September 1976), known as Tiko, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central or a defensive midfielder, and is the assistant manager of CD Basconia.
He was known for his powerful shots[1] and creative play, his long-range efforts being dubbed Tikotazo.[2][3] Over 12 professional seasons he played mainly for Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 230 official games for his main club (nearly 200 in La Liga) and scoring 26 goals.
- ^ "Spain round-up: Tiko inspires win". UEFA. 12 January 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Tiko gana su séptima caja de cerveza" [Tiko wins his seventh crate of beer]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 March 2002. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Goals with their own name: Tikotazos, Athletic Bilbao, 6 April 2020