- Andoni Zubizarreta
Football player infobox
playername= Andoni Zubizarreta
fullname = Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|10|23
cityofbirth =Vitoria-Gasteiz
countryofbirth =Spain
height = height|m = 1.91
currentclub = Retired
position = Goalkeeper
years = 1979–1980
1980–1986
1986–1994
1994–1998
clubs =Deportivo Alavés Athletic Bilbao FC Barcelona Valencia CF
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
169 (0)
301 (0)
152 (0)
nationalyears = 1985–1998
nationalteam = Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = 126 (0)
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ntupdate =Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (born
October 23 ,1961 inVitoria-Gasteiz ,Araba ) is a former Spanish football goalkeeper, and the all-time most capped player for the Spanish national team. Despite being born inVitoria-Gasteiz he spent his childhood inAretxabaleta (Gipuzkoa ).Zubizarreta started his playing career at his hometown club of Aretxabaleta (1977-79), club named UDA. He then played forDeportivo Alavés (1979-80). He then went on to play forAthletic Bilbao (1980-86), where he won two successiveLa Liga championships in 1983 and 1984. After moving toFC Barcelona (1986-94) he won fourLa Liga championships and a European Cup in 1992 in a very successful period for the club. His final club wasValencia CF (1994-98). His 622Liga matches is the all-time appearance record. He made his debut for Spain on 23 January 1985 in a 3-1 victory over Finland, going on to play in a record 126 games until his retirement in 1998. He kept goal for his country in four consecutive World Cups: 1986, 1990, 1994, and 1998. He also played in Euro 88 and Euro 96.Today, after 3 years as sporting director of
Athletic Bilbao , he is a radio and television commentator.Honours
* Spanish
La Liga titles (6):
**1983, 1984 with Athletic Bilbao
**1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 with FC Barcelona
*Spanish Cup titles (3):
**1984 with Athletic Bilbao
**1988 and 1990 with FC Barcelona
* Spanish Footballer of the Year: 1987
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup : 1989 with FC Barcelona
*Spanish Super Cup : 1991 and 1992 with FC Barcelona
*European Cup 1992: 1 with FC Barcelona*
European Supercup : 1993 with FC BarcelonaNavboxes
title=Andoni Zubizarreta - International tournaments
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