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Andoni Zubizarreta

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Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (Basque pronunciation: [andoni s̻uβis̻areta ureta], Spanish: [anˈdoni θuβiˈθareta wˈreta]; born 23 October 1961) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. The most capped player for the Spain national team for several years, he played with individual and team success for Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona (eight years with the latter, he would later work with the club in directorial capacities), appearing in more than 950 official professional matches during his club career and holding the records for most appearances and clean sheets in La Liga for several years. Zubizarreta represented Spain in seven major international tournaments, four World Cups and three European Championships, starting in six of those. He won the European Cup with Barcelona in 1992 and six La Liga titles, two with Athletic and four with Barcelona. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andoni Zubizarreta is the 266th most popular soccer player (down from 217th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Spain (up from 350th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Andoni Zubizarreta ranks 266 out of 21,273Before him are Son Heung-min, Héctor Castro, Udo Lattek, Osamu Yamaji, Harry Kane, and Gaetano Scirea. After him are René van de Kerkhof, Johnny Rep, Edgar Davids, Yasukazu Tanaka, Gyula Grosics, and Felix Magath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Andoni Zubizarreta ranks 38Before him are Laurence Fishburne, Lisa Gerrard, John Corbett, Bill de Blasio, Ben Johnson, and Carl Lewis. After him are Julia Gillard, Samy Naceri, Woody Harrelson, Tim Roth, Enzo Francescoli, and Randy Jackson.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Andoni Zubizarreta ranks 347 out of 3,355Before him are Yolande of Aragon (1384), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Rafael del Riego (1784), Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Sancho III of Castile (1134), and César Rodríguez Álvarez (1920). After him are Francisco Largo Caballero (1869), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Ali ibn Yusuf (1083), Alfonso V of León (994), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), and Al-Qurtubi (1214).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Andoni Zubizarreta ranks 19Before him are Carles Rexach (1947), Pedro Cea (1900), Carles Puyol (1978), Sergio Ramos (1986), Andrés Iniesta (1984), and Emilio Butragueño (1963). After him are Fernando Hierro (1968), Fernando Torres (1984), David Villa (1981), Antoni Ramallets (1924), Guti (1976), and Amancio Amaro (1939).