Genar Andrinúa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1964 | ||
| 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) |
| Total | 442 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1986 | Spain U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1987–1988 | Spain U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Spain | 28 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría (born 9 May 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Andrinúa was born in Bilbao, Biscay. During his career he played solely for Athletic Bilbao safe for a loan at Real Valladolid, and he made his debut for the former's first team in the 1983–84 season, 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 club, also scoring at least once in all the seasons but one. After two weak last years he retired in June 1997 at the age of 33, with the side now captained by youngster Julen Guerrero.[1]
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 after replacing José Antonio Camacho in a 2–4 home loss (all four opponent goals by Gary Lineker),[2][3] 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 under-21s win the 1986 European Championship.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 June 1988 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 0–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 February 1989 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Athletic Bilbao
Country
- Spain U21
References
- ↑ Qué fue de... Andrinua (What happened to... Andrinua); La Liga, 31 March 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ 2–4: Gary Lineker, al frente de la escuadra inglesa, hundió en el Bernabéu a la España de Miguel Muñoz (2–4: Gary Lineker, at the helm of the English side, sank Miguel Muñoz's Spain at the Bernabéu); ABC, 19 February 1987 (Spanish)
- ↑ A Lineker se le da bien el Bernabéu (Lineker sure likes the Bernabéu); El País, 19 February 1987 (Spanish)
- ↑ ¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (Spanish)
External links
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- Genar Andrinúa profile at BDFutbol
- National team data (Spanish)
- Genar Andrinúa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Genar Andrinúa – FIFA competition record
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