Daniel Aranzubia

Dani Aranzubia

Aranzubia in 2008
Personal information
Full name Daniel Aranzubia Aguado
Date of birth (1979-09-18) 18 September 1979
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1994 Loyola
1994–1997 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Bilbao Athletic 70 (0)
1997–1998 Basconia 31 (0)
2000–2008 Athletic Bilbao 162 (0)
2008–2013 Deportivo La Coruña 178 (1)
2013–2014 Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
Total 442 (1)
National team
1995–1996 Spain U16 3 (0)
1998–1999 Spain U20 9 (0)
1999–2001 Spain U21 17 (0)
2000 Spain U23 6 (0)
2004 Spain 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Aranzubia and the second or maternal family name is Aguado.

Daniel "Dani" Aranzubia Aguado (born 18 September 1979) is a former Spanish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He appeared in 303 La Liga games over the course of 13 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao – in whose youth system he grew – Deportivo and Atlético Madrid.

Aranzubia represented Spain at Euro 2004.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, but nonetheless a product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy, Lezama, Aranzubia made his first-team debut on 10 June 2001 in a 1–3 home derby loss against Real Sociedad.[1] After two seasons as backup to Iñaki Lafuente, he emerged as the side's undisputed starter,[2] helping them qualify to the UEFA Cup in 2004 while extending his contract a further four years.[3]

After additional struggles for first-choice duties with Lafuente in the 2005–06 campaign,[2] Aranzubia was definitely deemed surplus to requirements by the Basques after the emergence of Gorka Iraizoz, not appearing even when the first-choice was severely injured during 2007–08 (Athletic received veteran Armando on loan from Cádiz CF, and he became the starter).[4]

Deportivo

On 13 July 2008, Aranzubia joined Deportivo de La Coruña on a three-year deal,[5] helping the Galicians to the UEFA Intertoto Cup and starting throughout the entire season, save one match due to suspension. On 2 October, he saved three penalties in a shootout against SK Brann in a UEFA Cup first round 2–0 home win, with Depor thus reaching the group stage.[6]

Aranzubia missed the first six games of the 2010–11 campaign due to injury,[7] but again finished as a starter for Deportivo. On 20 February 2011, he scored with his head after a 95th-minute corner kick, as his team managed a 1–1 draw at UD Almería,[8] becoming the first goalkeeper in La Liga history to score from open play.[9]

Atlético Madrid

In August 2013, Aranzubia signed for Atlético Madrid as a backup to Thibaut Courtois.[10] He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 11 December 2013 shortly after his 34th birthday, saving a penalty from FC Porto's Josué in an eventual 2–0 group stage home win.[11]

As the Belgian was unavailable due to injury, Aranzubia first played in the league with the Colchoneros on 8 February 2014, being sent off in the last minutes of an eventual 0–2 loss at Almería after fouling Jonathan Zongo in the box.[12]

International career

Aranzubia made his only appearance for Spain on 5 June 2004, in a friendly match with Andorra at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. He came on as a substitute for Santiago Cañizares, who had already replaced Iker Casillas, at the hour-mark,[13] after having been selected as third-choice for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament.[14]

Previously, Aranzubia helped the nation win the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and finish runner-up at the 2000 Summer Olympics, starting in both finals.[15]

Club statistics

As of 6 June 2014[16][17]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Athletic Bilbao 2000–01 La Liga 20400060
2001–02 808000160
2002–03 2502000270
2003–04 3400000340
2004–05 3701040420
2005–26 1802000200
2006–07 2800000280
2007–08 1006000160
Total 1620230401890
Deportivo 2008–09 La Liga 37000100470
2009–10 3600000360
2010–11 3210000321
2011–12 Segunda División 3800000380
2012–13 La Liga 3500000350
Total 1781001001881
Atlético Madrid 2013–14 La Liga 10301050
Total 10301050
Career total 34112601503821

Honours

Aranzubia with Deportivo in 2008

Club

Deportivo
Atlético Madrid

Country

Spain U20
Spain U23

References

  1. ↑ "El derbi de las verdades" [The derby of truths] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Lafuente no entiende su vuelta a la suplencia" [Lafuente does not understand return to backup status] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Aranzubia puts pen to paper; UEFA.com, 26 April 2004
  4. ↑ ""Con Aranzubia se tuvo menos paciencia que con Iraizoz"" ["People were less patient with Aranzubia than with Iraizoz"] (in Spanish). El Correo. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Aranzubia ficha por el Deportivo" [Aranzubia signs for Deportivo] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. ↑ UEFA Cup: Depor survive Brann penalty scare; ESPN Soccernet, 2 October 2008
  7. ↑ "Aranzubia será sometido a tratamiento con plasma para lesión de hombro" [Aranzubia to undergo plasma treatment for shoulder injury] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Aranzubia to the rescue; ESPN Soccernet, 20 February 2011
  9. ↑ Dani Aranzubía, primer portero que marca de cabeza en la Liga (Dani Aranzubía, first goalkeeper to score with head in League); 20 Minutos, 20 February 2011 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ "El Atlético ficha a Dani Aranzubía" [Atlético signs Dani Aranzubía] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Unbeaten Atlético end Porto hopes". UEFA.com. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ádiós liderato, hola dudas" [Goodbye first place, hello doubts] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "España golea a Andorra antes de viajar hacia Portugal (4–0)" [España routs Andorra before travelling to Portugal (4–0)] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 6 June 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Sáez selects Spain squad; UEFA.com, 20 May 2004
  15. ↑ Daniel Aranzubia – FIFA competition record
  16. ↑ "Aranzubia: Daniel Aranzubia Aguado". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Aranzubia". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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