Daniel Aranzubia

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Daniel Aranzubia
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Aranzubia Aguado
Date of birth	September 18, 1979 (1979-09-18) (age 29)
Place of birth	Logroño, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Deportivo La Coruña
Number	1
Youth career
1993–1994 1994–1997	Loyola Athletic Bilbao
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–2000 2001–2008 2008–	Bilbao Athletic CD Baskonia Bilbao Athletic Athletic Bilbao Deportivo La Coruña	005 (0) 031 (0) 065 (0) 162 (0) 037 (0)
National team2
1998–1999 1999–2001 2000 2004	Spain U20 Spain U21 Spain U23 Spain	009 (0) 017 (0) 006 (0) 001 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Spain
Men's Football
Silver	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

Daniel Aranzubia Aguado (born September 18, 1979 in Logroño, La Rioja) is a Spanish footballer currently playing for Deportivo de La Coruña, as a goalkeeper.

[edit] Club career

A product of Athletic de Bilbao's famed youth academy, Lezama, Aranzubia made his first team debut on April 10, 2001, in a 1-3 home derby loss against Real Sociedad. After two seasons as backup to Iñaki Lafuente, he emerged as the side's undisputed starter, helping the Basque to a UEFA Cup spot in 2003-04, while extending his link a further four years.^[1]

After additional struggles for first-choice duties with Lafuente in 2005-06 (Aranzubia played in two matches less), Aranzubia was definitely deemed surplus to requirements 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).

In June 2008, Aranzubia joined Deportivo de La Coruña, helping the Galicians to the Intertoto Cup, and starting throughout the entire season, safe one match due to suspension.

[edit] International career

Aranzubia made his only appearance for Spain on June 5, 2004, in a friendly match with Andorra, in Getafe. He subbed in for Santiago Cañizares, whom had already replaced Iker Casillas, at the hour-mark. Aranzubia was then selected as third-choice at Euro 2004.^[2]

Previously, he helped the nation win the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and finish runner-up at the 2000 Summer Olympics, starting in both finals.

[edit] References

1. ^ Aranzubia puts pen to paper
2. ^ Sáez selects Spain squad

[edit] External links

• Deportivo La Coruña profile (Spanish)
• Athletic Bilbao profile
• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)

Spain Squad v • d • e Spain squad – 2000 Summer Olympics Silver Medalists 1 Aranzubia • 2 Lacruz • 3 Capdevila • 4 Marchena • 5 Unai • 6 Albelda • 7 Angulo • 8 Xavi • 9 José Mari • 10 Gabri • 11 Ferrón • 12 Puyol • 13 A. Luque • 14 Amaya • 15 Ismael • 16 Velamazán • 17 Tamudo • 18 Felip • Coach: Sáez v • d • e Spain squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Cañizares • 2 Capdevila • 3 Marchena • 4 Albelda • 5 Puyol • 6 Helguera • 7 Raúl • 8 Baraja • 9 F. Torres • 10 Morientes • 11 A. Luque • 12 Gabri • 13 Aranzubia • 14 Vicente • 15 R. Bravo • 16 Xabi Alonso • 17 Etxeberria • 18 César Martín • 19 Joaquín • 20 Xavi • 21 Valerón • 22 Juanito • 23 Casillas • Coach: Iñaki Sáez

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