Daniel Aranzubia

Daniel Aranzubia

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Aranzubia Aguado
Date of birth	18 September 1979 (1979-09-18)
Place of birth	Logroño, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Deportivo La Coruña
Number	1
Youth career
1993–1994	Loyola
1994–1997	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1997	Bilbao Athletic	5	(0)
1997–1998	Baskonia	31	(0)
1998–2000	Bilbao Athletic	65	(0)
2000–2008	Athletic Bilbao	162	(0)
2008–	Deportivo La Coruña	109	(1)
National team
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)
Honours Competitor for Spain Men's Football Silver 2000 Sydney Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Aranzubia and the second or maternal family name is Aguado.

Daniel Aranzubia Aguado (born 18 September 1979) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña in Segunda División, as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, but nonetheless a product of Athletic de Bilbao's famed youth academy, Lezama, Aranzubia made his first team debut on 10 April 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.

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 the 2007–08 season (Athletic received veteran Armando on loan from Cádiz CF, and he became the starter).

Deportivo

In June 2008, Aranzubia joined Deportivo de La Coruña, helping the Galicians to the UEFA Intertoto Cup, and starting throughout the entire season, save one match due to suspension. On 2 October 2008, 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.

Aranzubia missed the first six games of the 2010–11 season due to injury, 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, becoming the first goalkeeper in La Liga history to score from open play.

International career

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

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.

Honours

Deportivo

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1999

Spain U23

• Summer Olympic Games: Silver medal 2000

External links

• Deportivo official profile (Spanish)
• Athletic Bilbao profile
• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Daniel Aranzubia at National-Football-Teams.com
• Transfermarkt profile