Genar Andrinúa

Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría (born 9 May 1964) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career Andrinúa was born in Bilbao, Biscay. During his career, he played solely for Athletic Bilbao safe for a loan at Real Valladolid, and he made his debut for the former's first team in the 1983–84 season, appearing once for the La Liga champions.

Eventually, Andrinúa received the captain's armband from veteran Andoni Goikoetxea, also a centre-back, and proceeded to play 356 competitive games for the Basque club, also scoring at least once in all the seasons but one. After two weak last years, he retired in June 1997 at the age of 33, with the side now skippered by youngster Julen Guerrero.

International career Andrinúa earned 28 caps and scored twice for the Spain national team. His debut came in a friendly with England on 18 February 1987 after coming on as a substitute for José Antonio Camacho in a 4–2 home loss (all four opponent goals by Gary Lineker), and he went on to be part of the squads at the UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup, retiring internationally after the latter tournament.

International goals + # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 5 June 1988 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland 0–1 1–1 Friendly 2. 8 February 1989 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 0–1 0–2 1990 World Cup qualification

Honours Athletic Bilbao La Liga: 1983–84 Copa del Rey: 1983–84

Spain U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986