Enrique Ayúcar Alberdi

Enrique Ayúcar Alberdi (born 21 February 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in La Liga for Athletic Bilbao, Castellón, Real Burgos, Español and Salamanca, making a total of 162 top flight appearances.

Club career Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Ayúcar started his career with the famous Lezama youth programme of Athletic Bilbao. He joined the club's B team, Bilbao Athletic, in 1983, and was an important part of the Segunda División side until being promoted to the first team during the 1986–87 La Liga season. This victory was not enough to overturn a 3–1 deficit from the first leg, and Bilbao exited the competition 4–3 on aggregate.

Ayúcar's opportunities were much more limited over the next two seasons, and he departed after a 1988–89 season in which he didn't play in the league at all. He joined newly promoted Castellón, being a key part of the side during the 1989–90 season, in which he played 34 matches and contributed three goals.

During two seasons at El Plantío, Ayúcar was a regular starter in midfield, and formed strong partnerships with players such as Ivica Barbarić. He retired in 1996 at the age of 30. in a 1–0 home win over Romania in Córdoba, where he played for the first hour before being replaced by Marcelino. On 2 December 1986, he also played in a 0–0 draw with Albania at the Tomori Stadium.

Honours Español Segunda División: 1993–94