Daniel Aranzubia Aguado (born 18 September 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the goalkeeper coach of

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. He appeared in 303 La Liga matches during 13 seasons, with

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– in whose youth system he grew – Deportivo and

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. With the second club, he scored one goal in the competition. Aranzubia represented Spain at Euro 2004.

Playing career

Club

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, but nonetheless a product of

's famed youth academy at Lezama, Aranzubia made his first-team debut on 10 June 2001 in a 1–3 home derby loss against

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. After two seasons as backup to

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, he emerged as the side's undisputed starter, helping them

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to the UEFA Cup in

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while extending his contract a further four years. After additional struggles for first-choice duties with Lafuente in the 2005–06 campaign, Aranzubia was definitely deemed surplus to requirements by the

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after the emergence of Gorka Iraizoz, not appearing even when the first-choice was severely injured during 2007–08 (Athletic received veteran

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on loan from

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, and he became the starter).

Deportivo

On 13 July 2008, Aranzubia joined Deportivo de La Coruña on a three-year deal,

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the Galicians to the

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and starting throughout the entire season, save one match due to suspension. On 2 October, he saved three

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in a shootout against SK Brann in a UEFA Cup first round 2–0 home win, with ''Depor'' thus reaching the group stage. Aranzubia missed the first six games of the 2010–11 campaign due to injury, 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, becoming the first goalkeeper in La Liga history to score from open play.

Atlético Madrid

In August 2013, Aranzubia signed for

as a backup to Thibaut Courtois. He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 11 December 2013 shortly after his 34th birthday, saving a penalty from

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's Josué in a 2–0 group stage home victory. 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 a 0–2 loss at Almería after fouling

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in the box. He finished his spell at the Vicente Calderón Stadium with five competitive appearances.

International

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

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, at the hour-mark, after having been selected as third-choice for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament. Previously, Aranzubia helped the nation win the

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and finish runner-up at the

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, starting in both finals.

Coaching career

In the summer of 2016, Aranzubia was hired as a goalkeeper coach for SD Amorebieta under manager

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. Three years later, in the same capacity, he joined his former teammate Joseba Etxeberria's staff at

Club statistics

Honours

Club

Basconia * Tercera División: 1997–98 Deportivo *

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: 2011–12 Atlético Madrid * La Liga: 2013–14 * UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2013–14 *

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runner-up:

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International

Spain U20 * FIFA World Youth Championship:

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Spain U23 *

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silver medal:

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References

External links

Atlético Madrid official profile
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Deportivo official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aranzubia, Dani 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Logroño Spanish footballers Footballers from La Rioja (Spain) Association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Basconia footballers Bilbao Athletic footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Deportivo de La Coruña players Atlético Madrid footballers Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain under-23 international footballers Spain international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players Olympic footballers of Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics