Genar Andrinúa

Genar Andrinúa

Personal information
Full name	Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría
Date of birth	May 9, 1964 (1964-05-09)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
	Romo
	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1982–1985	Bilbao Athletic	104	(9)
1983–1997	Athletic Bilbao	304	(16)
1985–1986	→ Valladolid (loan)	34	(2)
National team
1985–1986	Spain U21	12	(1)
1987–1988	Spain U23	3	(1)
1987–1990	Spain	28	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría (born 9 May 1964 in Bilbao, Biscay) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

During his career, Andrinúa played solely for Athletic Bilbao, safe for a loan at Real Valladolid. He made his debut for the first team in 1983–84, appearing once for the La Liga champions.

Eventually, Andrinúa gained the captain's armband from the legendary Andoni Goikoetxea, also a centre-back, and proceeded to appear in nearly 400 overall games for the Basque side, also scoring at least once in all the seasons but one. After two weak last seasons, he retired, in June 1997, with the side now captained by youngster Julen Guerrero.

International career

Andrinúa earned 28 caps and scored twice for the national team; his debut came in a friendly match with England on 18 February 1987, replacing José Antonio Camacho in a 2–4 home loss (all four opponent goals by Gary Lineker), and he went on to appear at the UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup, retiring internationally after the latter.

Andrinúa also played three times for the unofficial Basque Country national side, and helped Spain's U21s win the 1986 European Championship.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 5, 1988	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland	Switzerland	0–1	1–1	Friendly
2.	February 8, 1989	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	0–1	0–2	1990 World Cup qualification

Honours

• Athletic Bilbao:
  • Spanish League: 1983–84
  • Spanish Cup: 1983–84

External links

• Athletic Bilbao profile
• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Genar Andrinúa – FIFA competition record