- Joseba Etxeberria
Football player infobox
playername = Joseba Etxeberria
fullname = Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi
height = height|m=1.78
nickname = "El Gallo" (The Rooster)
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|9|5
cityofbirth =Elgoibar ,Gipuzkoa
countryofbirth =Spain
currentclub =Athletic Bilbao
clubcrest =
clubnumber = 17
position = Winger / Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =Real Sociedad
years = 1994–1995
1995–
clubs =Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao
caps(goals) = 0|007 0(2)
416 (87)
nationalyears = 1997–2004
nationalteam = Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = 053 (12)
pcupdate =June 7 ,2008
ntupdate =June 7 ,2008 Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi (born
5 September ,1977 , inElgoibar ,Gipuzkoa ,Spain ) is a Spanish football winger, who currently plays forAthletic Bilbao inSpain 'sLa Liga . He is famed for his dribbling, pace and fierce shot.Etxeberria began his career with
Real Sociedad in 1994, but after playing in only seven games for the first team, he moved to Athletic in a very controversial transfer that cost Athletic Bilbao over 3 million euros. At the time this was the highest transfer fee paid for an under-18 player in both Basque and Spanish football. He has been there since, and he has become the captain of the team.At Bilbao he is known by the nickname "El Gallo" (meaning "The
Rooster ") because of his long neck.After leading the 1995 World Youth Championship scoring charts, Etxeberria moved up to the full Spanish national team. He has been capped 53 times, scoring 12 goals (as of 2005). Etxeberria played for his country at the
1998 FIFA World Cup , Euro 2000, and Euro 2004.On 1 October 2008 he has agreed a deal with the club in which he will effectively play the season
2009 /2010 for free.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7649109.stm|title=Etxeberria will play for nothing|date=2008-10-02|publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-10-03]References
External links
* [http://www.josebaetxeberria.com/ Official webpage]
* [http://www.athletic-club.net/acc/home.asp?a=1&b=250&equipo=1&jug=214&idi=2 Player profile on Athletic's official website]
* [http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=193&n=etxeberria/joseba/etxeberria/lizardi Spain stats]
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6072 La Liga stats]
* [http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j1563.html Player profile at BDFutbol.com]
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