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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Aitor Karanka, Aitor Ocio, Aitor Tornavaca Fernandez, Alvaro Martinez Beltran, Andoni Zubizarreta, Antonio Ibanez Freire, Arkaitz Duran, Asier Salcedo, Buru (beach soccer), Cesar Caneda, David Karanka, Eduardo Estibariz, Edu Roldan, Felipe Gurendez, Francisco Antonio de Agurto, Marquis of Gastanaga, Francisco Galdos, Gaizka Toquero, Golo (footballer), Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros, Igor Martinez, Inigo Calderon, Inigo Velez, Jesus Guridi, Juanito Oiarzabal, Juanjo Mena, Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Justo Ruiz, Koldo, Koldo Fernandez, Luis Orgaz Yoldi, Maria de Maeztu Whitney, Miguel Ricardo de Alava y Esquivel, Nacho Garro, Pablo de Jerica, Pablo Laso, Pedro Uralde, Pero Lopez de Ayala, Ramiro de Maeztu, Roberto Olabe, Ruben Royo, Sergio Gamiz, Sheila Marquez, Unai Yus. Excerpt: Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (Basque: , Spanish: born 23 October 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. The all-time most capped player for the Spanish national team for several years, he played with individual and team success for Athletic Bilbao and FC 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. Zubizarreta represented Spain in seven major international tournaments, four World Cups and three European Championships, starting in six of those. Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Zubizarreta spent his childhood in Aretxabaleta in Gipuzkoa, where he began his football trade. After a brief passage at another Basque side, Deportivo Alaves, he joined Athletic Bilbao, where he would spend the following six seasons. Zubizarreta's debut in La Liga occurred on 19 September 1981 in a 0 2 away loss against Atletico Madrid, courtesy of manager Javier Clemente, one month shy of his 20th birthday; he would be an undisputed starter for the remainder of his tenure, being an instrumental element in the club's conquests, most notably the back-to-back leagues. In 1986, Zubizarreta signed with FC Barcelona for a then record for a player in the position, 1.7 million, quickly removing established Urruti from the starting post and rarely missing a match onwards for example, only four in the Catalan's four consecutive league wins combined. He added the club's first ever European Cup in 1992, a 1 0 triumph against U.C. Sampdoria. After the 1993 94 UEFA Champions League, where Barca lost heavily to A.C. Milan in the final (0 4), Zubi was deemed surplus to requirements and finished his career at Valencia CF, again at a high level. He retired after 1997 98 at nearly 37, having played in more than 950 official games (622 in the league alone all-time best conceding 626 goals). On 2 July 2010, Zubizarreta was named Barcelona's direc
