Juan José Elgezabal

Juan José Elgezabal Bustinza (born 21 December 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in La Liga for Athletic Bilbao, Logroñés and Español, making a total of 123 top flight appearances.

Club career Born in Bakio, Biscay, Basque Country, Elgezabal started his career in the youth teams of Athletic Bilbao. He played for CD Mungia in the Tercera División during the 1980–81 season, before stepping into senior football with Athletic in 1982.

From 1986 onwards, Elgezabal was solely part of Javier Clemente's first team, but never established himself as a first choice starter. He left Bilbao in 1989, having made only 71 first team appearances in all competitions over seven seasons. He joined fellow top flight side Logroñés, where he played for three seasons before moving on again to join manager Novoa at Español in 1992. He was a key part of the Español side that suffered relegation from La Liga in 1992–93, and also helped them secure promotion at the first attempt as Segunda División champions the following year. in a 2–2 friendly draw with Italy in Tarragona. On 15 November, he also played the final 20 minutes of a 1–0 win in a 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against the Netherlands at La Rosaleda, coming on as a substitute in place of Roberto Marina.

Honours Bilbao Athletic Segunda División B: 1982–83

Athletic Bilbao La Liga: 1982–83, 1983–84 Copa del Rey: 1983–84 Supercopa de España: 1984

Español Segunda División: 1993–94