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Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi (born 5 September 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a winger. After starting his professional career at the age of 17 with Real Sociedad, he quickly switched to Athletic de Bilbao, going on to spend the rest of his extensive career there. Exteberria gained more than 50 caps for Spain, representing the nation in one World Cup and two European Championships. ==Club career== Born in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, Etxeberria began his career with Real Sociedad, making his La Liga debut at only 17 in a 2–0 home win against RCD Español, on 29 January 1995. That summer he moved to neighbouring Basque club Athletic Bilbao, in a controversial transfer that cost over €3 million; at the time, it was the highest transfer fee paid for an under-18 player in Spanish football. In 1997–98 Etxeberria scored 11 league goals as Athletic finished second, achieving a career-best 14 five seasons later, while he was also eventually awarded club captaincy. In his first 12 years he never appeared in less than 28 league games, his lowest scoring output being three in the 2004–05 and 2006–07 campaigns. On 1 October 2008, already playing second-fiddle for the team, Etxeberria agreed a deal with the club according to which he effectively played 2009–10, his last season as a professional, for free, after his contract expired in June 2009.〔(Etxeberria jugará gratis en el Athletic (Etxeberria will play for free in Athletic) ); El Confidencial, 1 October 2008 〕 Etxeberria's last year was not a successful one individually, as he only appeared in seven league matches – adding another seven with two goals in the season's UEFA Europa League. On 15 May 2010 he was replaced to a standing ovation in Athletic's 2–0 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña, and represented his main club in 514 official matches (104 goals), third-best in the team's history only behind José Ángel Iribar and Txetxu Rojo.〔(Victory, great ambiance and emotional farewells ); Athletic's official website, 15 May 2010〕 Etxeberria's testimonial match at the San Mamés Stadium was played against 200 children, and he scored twice in a 5–3 win for Athletic Bilbao.〔(It's the Sids 2010! The complete review of the past La Liga season – Best match ); The Guardian, 25 May 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseba Etxeberria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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