Daniel Aranzubia Aguado (born 18 September 1979) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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, and the goalkeeper coach of Athletic Bilbao B. He appeared in 303

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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

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Playing career

Club

Athletic Bilbao

Born in

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, but nonetheless a product of

's famed youth academy at

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, Aranzubia made his first-team debut on 10 June 2001 in a 1–3 home

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loss against

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. After two seasons as backup to

Iñaki Lafuente Iñaki Lafuente Sancha (born 24 January 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He appeared in 146 La Liga games over ten seasons, mainly with Athletic Bilbao. He also represented Espanyol and Sporting de ...

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

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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 Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol and Gir ...

, not appearing even when the first-choice was severely injured during 2007–08 (Athletic received veteran Armando on loan from

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, and he became the starter).

Deportivo

On 13 July 2008, Aranzubia joined

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on a three-year deal,

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the

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to the

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and starting throughout the entire

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, save one match due to suspension. On 2 October, he saved three

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in a

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against

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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

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as his team managed a 1–1 draw at

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

, becoming the first goalkeeper in

history to score from open play.

Atlético Madrid

In August 2013, Aranzubia signed for

as a backup to

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. He made his debut in the

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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

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was unavailable due to injury, Aranzubia first played in the league with the ''Colchoneros'' on 8 February 2014, being

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in the last minutes of a 0–2 loss at Almería after fouling Jonathan Zongo in the box. He finished his spell at the

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with five competitive appearances.

International

Aranzubia made his only appearance for

on 5 June 2004, in a

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with

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at the

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. He came on as a substitute for

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, who had already replaced Iker Casillas, at the hour-mark, after having been selected as third-choice for the

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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 Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta is a Spanish football team based in Amorebieta-Etxano, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1925, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' Campo Municipal de Urritxe'', which s ...

under manager Aitor Larrazábal. Three years later, in the same capacity, he joined his former teammate

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's staff at Athletic Bilbao B.

Club statistics

Honours

Club

Basconia *

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: 1997–98 Deportivo *

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: 2011–12 Atlético Madrid *

: 2013–14 *

runner-up: 2013–14 *

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runner-up:

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International

Spain U20 *

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Spain U23 * Summer Olympic 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