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) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Romo | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1985 | Bilbao Athletic | 105 | (9) |
| 1983–1997 | Athletic Bilbao | 304 | (16) |
| 1985–1986 | → Valladolid (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| Total | 443 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Spain U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1987–1988 | Spain U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 1987–1990 | Spain | 28 | (2) |
| 1990–1996 | Basque Country | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría (born 9 May 1964) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
[edit | edit source]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 veteran Andoni Goikoetxea, also a centre-back, and proceeded to play 356 competitive games for the Basque club, also scoring at least once in all the seasons but one.[1] After two weak last years, he retired in June 1997 at the age of 33, with the side now skippered by youngster Julen Guerrero.[2]
International career
[edit | edit source]Andrinúa earned 28 caps and scored twice for the Spain national team.[3] His debut came in a friendly with England on 18 February 1987 after coming on as a substitute for José Antonio Camacho in a 2–4 home loss (all four opponent goals by Gary Lineker),[4][5] and he went on to be part of the squads at the UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup, retiring internationally after the latter tournament.[2]
Andrinúa also played two times for the unofficial Basque Country side, and helped Spain under-21s win the 1986 European Championship.[6]
International goals
[edit | edit source]| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 June 1988 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 0–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 February 1989 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
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Honours
[edit | edit source]Athletic Bilbao
Spain U21
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Iraola cumplirá su partido 350 con el Athletic frente al Granada (Iraola to play 350th match with Athletic against Granada); EITB, 23 November 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d Qué fue de... Andrinua (What happened to... Andrinua); La Liga, 31 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los internacionales que fueron del Real Valladolid (Internationals that belonged to Real Valladolid); El Norte de Castilla, 12 October 2019 (in 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 (in Spanish)
- ^ A Lineker se le da bien el Bernabéu (Lineker sure likes the Bernabéu); El País, 19 February 1987 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b ¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Genar Andrinúa at Athletic Bilbao
- Genar Andrinúa at BDFutbolLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Genar Andrinúa at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Genar Andrinúa – FIFA competition record (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1964 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Bilbao
- Men's association football central defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Athletic Bilbao B footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Real Valladolid players
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's under-23 international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1988 players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- Basque Country men's international footballers