Agustín Aranzábal

Agustín Aranzábal Alkorta (born March 15, 1973 in Bergara, San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa) is a former Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.

His main asset was his crossing ability, and he played almost exclusively with Real Sociedad.

Club career

A product of Basque Country giants Real Sociedad's youth system, Aranzábal first appeared with the main side on February 21, 1993, in a 1–5 loss at Deportivo de La Coruña. After two seasons playing mainly with the B-squad, he went on to be an undisputed first-choice for a decade (1994–2004), playing 32 matches for the 2002–03 runners-up.

In July 2004, Aranzábal moved to Real Zaragoza, where he was used as a backup to Paraguayan Delio Toledo. He retired after a small stint with amateur side CD Vera Puerto de la Cruz in Canary Islands, with ex-Spain international (also a Real Sociedad teammate) Javier de Pedro also starting the season, but promptly dismissed.

International career

Aranzábal played 28 times for Spain national football team (his debut being on June 7, 1995, in an Euro 1996 qualifier against Armenia in Seville), and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.

He also appeared for the quarterfinalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Personal

Aranzábal's father, José Agustín Aranzábal Askasibar, aka Gaztelu, played as a midfielder for Real Sociedad, during 14 professional seasons. He appeared once in his last season, which ended in league conquest.^[1]

References

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)

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