Daniel Aranzubia Aguado (born 18 September 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the goalkeeper coach of Athletic Bilbao B.
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| Full name | Daniel Aranzubia Aguado | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bilbao Athletic (goalkeeper coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Loyola | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Athletic Bilbao | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Bilbao Athletic | 70 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Basconia | 31 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2008 | Athletic Bilbao | 162 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Deportivo La Coruña | 178 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 442 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Spain U20 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Spain U21 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Spain U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Spain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
He appeared in 303 La Liga matches during 13 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao – in whose youth system he grew – Deportivo and Atlético Madrid. With the second club, he scored one goal in the competition.
Playing career
editClub
editAthletic Bilbao
editBorn in Logroño, La Rioja, but nonetheless a product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy at Lezama, Aranzubia made his first-team debut on 10 June 2001 in a 1–3 home derby loss against Real Sociedad.[1] After two seasons as backup to Iñaki Lafuente, he emerged as the side's undisputed starter,[2] helping them qualify to the UEFA Cup in 2004 while extending his contract a further four years.[3]
After additional struggles for first-choice duties with Lafuente in the 2005–06 campaign,[2] Aranzubia was definitely deemed surplus to requirements by the Basques after the emergence of Gorka Iraizoz, not appearing even when the first-choice was severely injured during 2007–08 (Athletic received veteran Armando on loan from Cádiz CF, and he became the starter).[4]
Deportivo
editOn 13 July 2008, Aranzubia joined Deportivo de La Coruña on a three-year deal,[5] helping the Galicians to the UEFA Intertoto Cup and starting throughout the entire season, save one match due to suspension. On 2 October, he saved three penalties in a shootout against SK Brann in a UEFA Cup first round 2–0 home win, with Depor thus reaching the group stage.[6]
Aranzubia missed the first six games of the 2010–11 campaign due to injury,[7] but again finished as a starter for Deportivo. On 20 February 2011, he scored with his head after a 95th-minute corner kick as his team managed a 1–1 draw at UD Almería,[8] becoming the first goalkeeper in La Liga history to score from open play.[9]
Atlético Madrid
editIn August 2013, Aranzubia signed for Atlético Madrid as a backup to Thibaut Courtois.[10] He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 11 December 2013 shortly after his 34th birthday, saving a penalty from FC Porto's Josué in a 2–0 group stage home victory.[11]
As the Belgian was unavailable due to injury, Aranzubia first played in the league with the Colchoneros on 8 February 2014, being sent off in the last minutes of a 0–2 loss at Almería after fouling Jonathan Zongo in the box.[12] He finished his spell at the Vicente Calderón Stadium with five competitive appearances.
International
editAranzubia made his only appearance for Spain on 5 June 2004, in a friendly match with Andorra at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. He came on as a substitute for Santiago Cañizares, who had already replaced Iker Casillas, at the hour-mark,[13] after having been selected as third-choice for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament.[14]
Previously, Aranzubia helped the nation win the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and finish runner-up at the 2000 Summer Olympics, starting in both finals.[15][16]
Coaching career
editIn the summer of 2016, Aranzubia was hired as a goalkeeper coach for SD Amorebieta under manager Aitor Larrazábal.[17] Three years later, in the same capacity, he joined his former teammate Joseba Etxeberria's staff at Athletic Bilbao B.[18]
Club statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2000–01 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2005–26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 162 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 189 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo | 2008–09 | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total | 178 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 188 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2013–14 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 341 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 382 | 1 | ||
Honours
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Club
editBasconia
Deportivo
Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 2013–14
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2013–14
International
editSpain U20
Spain U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2000
References
edit- ^ Cuenca, Nika (11 June 2001). "El derbi de las verdades" [The derby of truths]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ a b Benito, Iñaki (2 September 2006). "Lafuente no entiende su vuelta a la suplencia" [Lafuente does not understand return to backup status]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Aranzubia puts pen to paper". UEFA. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ ""Con Aranzubia se tuvo menos paciencia que con Iraizoz"" [People were less patient with Aranzubia than with Iraizoz]. El Correo (in Spanish). 11 February 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Aranzubia ficha por el Deportivo" [Aranzubia signs for Deportivo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 July 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "UEFA Cup: Depor survive Brann penalty scare". ESPN Soccernet. 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Aranzubia será sometido a tratamiento con plasma para lesión de hombro" [Aranzubia to undergo plasma treatment for shoulder injury]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 27 July 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Aranzubia to the rescue". ESPN Soccernet. 20 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Dani Aranzubía, primer portero que marca de cabeza en la Liga" [Dani Aranzubía, first goalkeeper to score with head in the League]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 20 February 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ Yordi, J.; Barbero, A. (13 August 2011). "El Atlético ficha a Dani Aranzubía" [Atlético sign Dani Aranzubía]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Unbeaten Atlético end Porto hopes". UEFA. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (8 February 2014). "Ádiós liderato, hola dudas" [Goodbye first place, hello doubts]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ Marcote, Carlos (6 June 2004). "España golea a Andorra antes de viajar hacia Portugal (4–0)" [Spain rout Andorra before travelling to Portugal (4–0)]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Sáez selects Spain squad". UEFA. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ García, Miguel Ángel (17 April 2009). "Qué fue de los campeones del mundo sub20" [What happened to the under-20 world champions]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Dani Aranzubia – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Aranzubía, nuevo entrenador de porteros del Amorebieta" [Aranzubía, new Amorebieta goalkeeper coach] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Joseba Etxeberria will be the next coach of Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Aranzubia: Daniel Aranzubia Aguado". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Aranzubia". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
External links
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- Atlético Madrid official profile
- Dani Aranzubia at Athletic Bilbao
- Deportivo official profile (in Spanish)
- Dani Aranzubia at BDFutbol
- Dani Aranzubia at National-Football-Teams.com