Genar_Andrinúa
Genar Andrinúa
Spanish footballer
Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría (born 9 May 1964) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-05-09) 9 May 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
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]
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
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Athletic Bilbao
Spain U21
- 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)
- 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)
- A Lineker se le da bien el Bernabéu (Lineker sure likes the Bernabéu); El País, 19 February 1987 (in Spanish)
- ¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)
- "Genar Andrinúa". European Football. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- Genar Andrinúa at Athletic Bilbao
- Genar Andrinúa at BDFutbol
- Genar Andrinúa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Genar Andrinúa – FIFA competition record (archived)