Joseba Etxeberria
Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi ( born September 5, 1977 in elgoibar, Basque Country ) is a Spanish footballer who last played for Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Primera División. He finished his career after the 2009/2010 season.
Its common position was that of the right wing, but he could also be used in the central tower and in the midfield.
Career
Etxeberría began his career in 1993 at Real Sociedad. There, however, he completed only seven games for the first team. He changed it to its present club Athletic Bilbao, which is a very complicated transfer was, and Athletic finally paid 3 million euros for the midfielder. At that time this was the highest ever for a transfer of an under 18 -year-old player in Spain. He is now in Bilbao as " El Gallo" ( " The Rooster " ), known for his consistent performances. He also became the second captain of the team. In the 90s and beginning of the new millennium, still a mainstay at Athletic and in the Spanish national team, let Etxeberrias services in recent years and thus its importance in Spanish football, however, significantly. Out of loyalty to his club Athletic Bilbao he plays his last season 2009/2010, without salary.
National
After the Basque at the Junior World Cup 1995 top scorer, he was drafted in the Spanish national team. It has been used in 53 games, scoring 12 goals. He took with Spain at the 1998 World Cup and the European Championships in 2000 and 2004 in part.