Place of birth Elche, Spain Name Jose Niguez Years Team Role Footballer | 1981–1988 Elche Height 1.78 m 1988–1989 Sabadell | |
Full name Jose Antonio Niguez Vicente Date of birth (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 53) | ||
José Antonio Ñíguez Vicente (born 30 September 1962), known as Boria, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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He spent most of his senior career with Elche, with which he appeared in all three major levels of Spanish football for a total of ten seasons.
Football career
Born in Elche, Valencian Community, Boria played mainly for local Elche CF. He made his senior debuts at only 18 and competed almost exclusively in Segunda División, scoring a career-best 13 goals in 33 games in the 1983–84 season to help the club return to La Liga after a six-year absence.
Boria featured much less in the following campaign, which ended in immediate relegation back. He played his first match in the top flight on 1 September 1984 in a 0–1 local derby home loss against Valencia CF, and netted his first and only goal in the competition on 7 October of that year, contributing decisively to a 2–1 win at Real Valladolid.
Boria achieved another top level promotion with the Franjiverdes in 1988, but never played in the category again, seeing out his professional career in late 1990 after division two spells with CE Sabadell FC and UE Figueres. In the following year he re-joined Elche, now in Segunda División B.
Personal life
Boria's three sons, Aarón, Jonathan and Saúl, are also footballers.