- Agustín Aranzábal
Football player infobox
playername = Agustín Aranzábal
fullname = Agustín Aranzábal Alkorta
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|3|15
cityofbirth =San Sebastián ,Guipuzcoa
countryofbirth =Spain
height = 186 cm
currentclub =Retired
clubnumber =
position =Left defender
youthyears = 1984–1987
1987–1991
1991–1993
youthclubs = Bergara
EasoReal Sociedad
years = 1992–1993
1993–2004
2004–2007
2007–2008
clubs = Real Sociedad BReal Sociedad Real Zaragoza CD Vera
caps(goals) = 34 (7)
331 (5)
31 (0)
nationalyears = 1995–2003
nationalteam = Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = 28 (0)
pcupdate =December 10 ,2008
ntupdate =December 10 ,2008 Agustín Aranzábal Alkorta, Aranzábal (born
March 15 ,1973 inBergara ,San Sebastián ), is a former Spanish footballer, who played as aleft back , mostly forReal Sociedad . His main asset was his crossing ability.Football career
A product of Basque Country giants
Real Sociedad 's youth system, Aranzábal first appeared with the main side onFebruary 21 ,1993 , in a 1-5 loss atDeportivo de La Coruña . After two seasons playing mainly with the B-side, he went on to be an undisputed first-choice for a decade (1994-2004), playing 32 matches for the 2002-03 runners-up.In July 2004, Aranzábal moved to
Real Zaragoza , where he was used as a backup to ParaguayanDelio Toledo . He retired after a small stint with amateur sideClub Deportivo Vera , inTenerife , with ex-Spain international (also a Real Sociedad teammate)Javier de Pedro also starting the season, but promptly dismissed.Aranzábal played 28 times for
Spain national football team (his debut being onJune 7 ,1995 , in an Euro 1996 qualifier against Armenia inSeville ), and was a participant at the the1998 FIFA World Cup andEuro 2000 .He also appeared for the quarterfinalists at the
1996 Summer Olympics .External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=5861 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
* [http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=41&n=aranzabal/agustin/aranzabal/alkorta National team data] es icon
* [http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j22.html BDFutbol.com profile]
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