Iván Menéndez Candela (born 3 September 1978 in Avilés, Asturias) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

Iván Candela
Personal information
Full name Iván Menéndez Candela
Date of birth (1978-09-13) 13 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Avilés, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Avilés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Avilés 0 (0)
1997 → Club Hispano (loan)
1998 → San Martín (loan) 14 (0)
1998–2000 Zamora 57 (0)
2000–2002 Mallorca B 20 (0)
2002–2003 Gimnástica 27 (2)
2003–2007 Zamora 120 (2)
2007–2008 Puertollano 36 (0)
2008 Granada 18 (1)
2009–2011 Ponferradina 59 (0)
2011–2012 Oviedo 8 (0)
Total 359 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In a 16-year senior career, he played almost exclusively in the lower leagues. His professional input consisted of 21 games for SD Ponferradina in the 2010–11 season, in an eventual relegation from Segunda División.

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