Domingo José Larrainzar Santamaría (Txomin Larrainzar in
Basque
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; born 8 September 1969) is a Spanish former
footballer
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who played mainly as a
central defender
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.
His younger brother
Iñigo, often referred to as ''Larrainzar II'', was also a footballer, and both played at
Osasuna
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.
Club career
Larrainzar was born in
Pamplona
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Lying at near above ...
. A product of hometown
CA Osasuna
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's youth ranks, he totalled seven
La Liga
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appearances from 1988 to 1990. In his
third season he helped with 14 games and one goal to help the
Navarre
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se club to finish fourth and
qualify for the
UEFA Cup
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– although younger, his brother
Iñigo was already an essential member of the squad.
With Osasuna in the
Segunda División
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, Larrainzar dropped down to
Segunda División B
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and signed for
Málaga CF
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, helping the side to return to the top flight in just two years. Although never an undisputed starter, he featured regularly.
In
2002–03, prior to Málaga's
Intertoto Cup conquest, Larrainzar returned to the second tier with
Levante UD
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Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...
,
Aizpurúa y Larrainzar, nuevos jugadores del Levante (Aizpurúa and Larrainzar, new Levante players)
Diario AS
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, 7 August 2002 (in Spanish) but retired at the end of the campaign at the age of 33.
Honours
Spain U16
*UEFA European Under-16 Championship
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Spain national under ...
: 1986
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References
External links
*
Stats at Amigos Malaguistas
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1969 births
Living people
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Pamplona
Men's association football defenders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
CA Osasuna B players
CA Osasuna players
Málaga CF players
Levante UD footballers
Spain men's youth international footballers
Spain men's under-21 international footballers
Spain men's under-23 international footballers