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Andoni Zubizarreta

1961 - Today

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Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (Basque pronunciation: [andoni s̻uβis̻areta ureta], Spanish: [anˈdoni θuβiˈθareta wˈreta]; born 23 October 1961) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. The all-time most capped player for the Spain national team for several years, he played with individual and team success for Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona (eight years with the latter, he would later work with the club in directorial capacities), appearing in more than 950 official professional matches during his club career and holding the records for most appearances and clean sheets in La Liga for several years. Zubizarreta represented Spain in seven major international tournaments, four World Cups and three European Championships, starting in six of those. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andoni Zubizarreta has received more than 1,324,773 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Andoni Zubizarreta is the 217th most popular soccer player (up from 266th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Spain (up from 457th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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  • 46

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  • 9.94

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  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Andoni Zubizarreta ranks 217 out of 21,273. Before him are Dražan Jerković, Zizinho, Gyula Grosics, Careca, Cha Bum-kun, and Carlos Bilardo. After him are Franck Ribéry, Dunga, Philippe Troussier, Josip Skoblar, Radomir Antić, and Wolfgang Overath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Andoni Zubizarreta ranks 32. Before him are Laurence Fishburne, Enzo Francescoli, Meg Ryan, James Gandolfini, António Costa, and Dennis Rodman. After him are Tim Roth, Élisabeth Borne, Mylène Farmer, Dave Mustaine, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Henry Rollins.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Andoni Zubizarreta ranks 350 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Negrín (1892), Joan Laporta (1962), Severo Ochoa (1905), Miguel López de Legazpi (1502), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), and Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926). After him are Sancho III of Castile (1134), Ricardo Bofill (1939), Al-Bakri (1014), Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907), Queen Letizia of Spain (1972), and Garcilaso de la Vega (1501).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Andoni Zubizarreta ranks 19. Before him are Carles Rexach (1947), Telmo Zarra (1921), Pedro Cea (1900), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Amancio Amaro (1939), and Ernesto Valverde (1964). After him are Fernando Torres (1984), David Villa (1981), Fernando Hierro (1968), Quique Setién (1958), Antoni Ramallets (1924), and Raúl (1977).

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