Iban Zubiaurre Urrutia (born 22 January 1983) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iban Zubiaurre Urrutia | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendaro, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Real Sociedad B | 53 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Real Sociedad | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2013 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Elche (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Albacete (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Salamanca (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2013 | Racing Santander | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 135 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Spain U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Spain U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editZubiaurre was born in Mendaro, Gipuzkoa. After making his Real Sociedad first-team debut during the 2004–05 season, he achieved notoriety as a result of a lawsuit in which his first club prevented him from playing for Athletic Bilbao for 14 months, due to an alleged contractual dispute in his transfer between the two Basque sides.[1]
Zubiaurre, who represented Real Sociedad at the youth level, was introduced as a new Athletic Bilbao player in 2005 by the latter's president Fernando Lamikiz, though he remained under contract.[2] He was without the legal ability to terminate his contract, which had a year left to run and a buy-out clause of €33 million (the former club had activated a one-season optional extension to his contract, while the latter asserted that he was a free agent).[3] Real insisted that Athletic pay the entire amount, with the player not being allowed to play professional football during the subsequent legal battle; SCD Durango, a regional club, requested to field him but were denied permission.[4]
Fifteen months after the lawsuit began, a judge ruled that Athletic had to pay Real Sociedad €5 million,[5] and were granted permission to field Zubiaurre for the 2006–07 campaign. He was presented a second time at San Mamés Stadium on 16 November 2006 and was given the number 12 shirt.[6]
On 11 February 2007, Zubiaurre played his first La Liga match for Athletic, appearing against Atlético Madrid as a substitute in a 1–0 away defeat.[7] That was his only game of the season, in which his team avoided relegation on the last matchday.
Zubiaurre also only featured once in 2007–08, in a 2–0 loss at Getafe CF on 31 October 2007.[8] After almost two years on the sidelines, he left in order to gain more playing time, joining Segunda División side Elche CF on a season-long loan.[9]
Returning to Athletic for the 2009–10 campaign, Zubiaurre's season input consisted of 15 minutes against FK Austria Wien (3–0 win at home) in the UEFA Europa League group stage.[10] In July 2010, another loan ensued, also in the second tier, as he signed with Albacete Balompié.[11]
Zubiaurre was not included in the squad for the 2011–12 season by new manager Marcelo Bielsa, alongside teammates Koikili and Aitor Ocio. He remained with the team, however.[12]
Zubiaurre was loaned to UD Salamanca in the Segunda División B for the 2012–13 season. He moved to Racing de Santander in August 2013, being waived after only one month and no matches played.[13]
Honours
editSpain U19
References
edit- ^ "Athletic Club-Real Sociedad: jugadores en los dos bandos" [Athletic Club-Real Sociedad: players on both sides]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Zubiaurre gets Athletic chance". UEFA. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Calvo, R.; Sánchez, R. (2 July 2005). "El Athletic presentó ayer a Zubiaurre y la Real estalla" [Athletic presented Zubiaurre yesterday and Real explode]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Herrán, Alfonso (6 August 2013). "Iban Zubiaurre pone fin a su calvario de nueve años" [Iban Zubiaurre ends his nine-year ordeal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "El Athletic tendrá que pagar cinco millones a la Real por Zubiaurre" [Athletic to pay Real Sociedad €5 million for Zubiaurre]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 4 June 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "Zubiaurre earns Athletic all-clear". UEFA. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Atlético Madrid 1–0 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 11 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Getafe 2–0 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Zubiaurre: "Es una alegría enorme jugar en el Elche"" [Zubiaurre: "I am thrilled to play in Elche"] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "Irrepressible Athletic show their class". UEFA. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ García, Alberto (30 May 2011). "La cesión de Zubiaurre al Albacete solo se traduce en diez partidos" [Zubiaurre loan to Albacete equals only ten matches]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ San Cristóbal, Ainara (14 July 2011). "Koi, entre los ocho leones descartados por el argentino" [Koi, amongst the eight lions deemed surplus to requirements by the Argentine]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Zubiaurre, un jugador maldito" [Zubiurre, a damned footballer]. ABC (in Spanish). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
External links
edit- Iban Zubiaurre at Athletic Bilbao
- Iban Zubiaurre at BDFutbol
- Iban Zubiaurre at Soccerway