Joseba Etxeberria
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joseba Etxeberria Lizardi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Elgoibar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Basconia (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Real Sociedad B | 29 | (9) |
| 1995 | Real Sociedad | 7 | (2) |
| 1995–2010 | Athletic Bilbao | 445 | (88) |
| Total | 481 | (99) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1994 | Spain U16 | 17 | (11) |
| 1994–1995 | Spain U18 | 7 | (5) |
| 1995 | Spain U20 | 6 | (7) |
| 1996–1997 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Spain | 53 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | Basconia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joseba Etxeberria Lizardi (born 5 September 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a winger, and the current manager of Basconia.
After starting his professional career at the age of 17 with Real Sociedad, he quickly switched to Athletic Bilbao, going on to spend the rest of his extensive career there.
Exteberria gained more than 50 caps for Spain, representing the nation in one World Cup and two European Championships.
Born in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, Etxeberria began his career with Real Sociedad, making his La Liga debut at only 17 in a 2–0 home win against RCD Español, on 29 January 1995. That summer he moved to neighbouring Basque club Athletic Bilbao, in a controversial transfer that cost over €3 million; at the time, it was the highest transfer fee paid for an under-18 player in Spanish football.
In 1997–98 Etxeberria scored 11 league goals as Athletic finished second, achieving a career-best 14 five seasons later, while he was also eventually awarded club captaincy. In his first 12 years he never appeared in less than 28 league games, his lowest scoring output being three in the 2004–05 and 2006–07 campaigns.
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