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| Full name | Agustín Aranzábal Alkorta[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1973-03-15)15 March 1973 (age 52)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bergara, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1987 | Bergara | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1991 | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Real Sociedad B | 90 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–2004 | Real Sociedad | 322 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Zaragoza | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Vera | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Kitchee | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 443 | (19) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2003 | Spain | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2003 | Basque Country | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Agustín Aranzábal Alkorta (Spanish pronunciation:[aɣusˈtinaɾanˈθaβalalˈkoɾta]; born 15 March 1973) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as aleft-back.
His main asset was hiscrossing ability, and he played almost exclusively withReal Sociedad, which he represented for more than ten years, appearing in 353 competitive matches.[2]
Aranzábal was also aSpanish international, and played for the country in oneWorld Cup and oneEuropean Championship.
Aranzábal was born inBergara,Gipuzkoa. A product ofBasque Country giantsReal Sociedad's youth system, he first appeared with the main squad on 21 February 1993, in a 5–1 away loss againstDeportivo de La Coruña. After three full seasons withthe reserves, he went on to be an undisputed first-choice for one decade, for instance playing 32 games for the2002–03 runners-up.
In July 2004, still inLa Liga, Aranzábal moved toReal Zaragoza, where he was used mainly as a backup to ParaguayanDelio Toledo.[3] He retired after a small stint with amateur sideCD Vera in theCanary Islands, with ex-Spain international (also a Real Sociedad teammate)Javier de Pedro also starting the campaign but being promptly dismissed.[4]
In early 2010,Kitchee SC from Hong Kong signed Aranzábal alongside compatriotAlbert Celades. They both appeared with the club at the2010 Lunar New Year Cup, a mid-season exhibition tournament.[5]
Aranzábal earned 28caps forSpain.[6] His debut was on 7 June 1995 in aUEFA Euro 1996qualifier againstArmenia inSeville,[7] and he was a participant at the1998 FIFA World Cup andEuro 2000.[8][6]
Aranzábal also appeared for thequarter-finalists at the1996 Summer Olympics.[9][6]
Aranzábal's father,José Agustín, was also a footballer. Amidfielder, he too played for Real Sociedad and Spain.[10]
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