Elixabete Capa

Elixabete Capa

Personal information
Full name	Elixabete Capa Cia
Date of birth	20 March 1978
Place of birth	Donostia, Spain
Playing position	goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
000?–2002	Añorga
2002–2005	Athletic Bilbao
National team
1997–2005	Spain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Elixabete Capa Cia is a Spanish former football goalkeeper who played for Añorga KKE and Athletic Bilbao in the Superliga Femenina.^[1] She was a member of the Spanish national team for nearly a decade, taking part in the 1997 European Championship, where la Roja reached the semifinals, as Roser Serra's reserve.^[2] She retired in 2005 at 27, after winning her third league in a row with Athletic and playing the 2005 European Championship qualifying.^[3]

In 2007 she was Real Sociedad's assistant manager.^[4]

References

1. Profile in aupaathletic.com
2. Line-ups of the 29/06/97 Spain-France match in footofeminin.fr
3. Determined Dutch shut out Spain. UEFA, 21/03/04
4. Exteberria: "We have to be ambitious, the Cup would be a great prize". El Mundo Deportivo, 24/08/07