Agustín Aranzábal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Agustín Aranzábal Alkorta | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergara, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1987 | Bergara | ||
| 1987–1991 | Easo | ||
| 1991–1992 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Real Sociedad B | 34 | (7) |
| 1993–2004 | Real Sociedad | 331 | (5) |
| 2004–2007 | Zaragoza | 31 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Vera | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Kitchee | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 396 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1996 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 1996 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–2003 | Spain | 28 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Agustín Aranzábal Alkorta (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣusˈtin aɾanˈθaβal alˈkorta]; born 15 March 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.
His main asset was his crossing ability, and he played almost exclusively with Real Sociedad, which he represented for more than ten years, appearing in 353 official games.
Aranzábal was also a Spanish international, and played for the country in one World Cup and one European Championship.
Aranzábal was born in Bergara, Gipuzkoa. A product of Basque Country giants Real Sociedad's youth system he first appeared with the main squad on 21 February 1993, in a 1–5 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña. After two seasons playing mainly with the B-side, he went on to be an undisputed first-choice for one full decade, for instance playing 32 games for the 2002–03 runners-up.
In July 2004, still in La Liga, Aranzábal moved to Real Zaragoza, where he was used as a backup to Paraguayan Delio Toledo. He retired after a small stint with amateurs CD Vera Puerto de la Cruz in Canary Islands, with ex-Spain international (also a Real Sociedad teammate) Javier de Pedro also starting the campaign but being promptly dismissed.
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