:Genar Andrinúa

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| name = Genar Andrinúa

| image =

| fullname = Genar Andrinúa Cortabarría

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|5|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bilbao, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.84|precision=0}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs1 = Romo

| youthclubs2 = Athletic Bilbao

| years1 = 1982–1985

| years2 = 1983–1997

| years3 = 1985–1986

| clubs1 = Bilbao Athletic

| clubs2 = Athletic Bilbao

| clubs3 = → Valladolid (loan)

| caps1 = 105

| caps2 = 304

| caps3 = 34

| totalcaps = 443

| goals1 = 9

| goals2 = 16

| goals3 = 2

| totalgoals = 27

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1986

| nationalyears2 = 1987–1988

| nationalyears3 = 1987–1990

| nationalyears4 = 1990–1996

| nationalteam1 = Spain U21

| nationalteam2 = Spain U23

| nationalteam3 = Spain

| nationalteam4 = Basque Country

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalcaps3 = 28

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

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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 gained 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.[https://www.eitb.eus/es/deportes/futbol/athletic/detalle/781699/iraola-cumplira-su-partido-350-athletic-frente-al-granada/ Iraola cumplirá su partido 350 con el Athletic frente al Granada (Iraola to play 350th match with Athletic against Granada)]; EITB, 23 November 2011 (in Spanish) After two weak last years, he retired in June 1997 at the age of 33, with the side now skippered by youngster Julen Guerrero.[http://www.laliga.es/noticias/que-fue-de-andrinua Qué fue de... Andrinua (What happened to... Andrinua)]; La Liga, 31 March 2014 (in Spanish)

International career

Andrinúa earned 28 caps and scored twice for the Spain national team.[https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/realvalladolid/internacionales-real-valladolid-20191012131306-nt.html Los internacionales que fueron del Real Valladolid (Internationals that belonged to Real Valladolid)]; El Norte de Castilla, 12 October 2019 (in Spanish) His debut came in a friendly with England on 18 February 1987 after coming on as a substitute for José Antonio Camacho in a 2–4 home loss (all four opponent goals by Gary Lineker),[http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1987/02/19/073.html 2–4: Gary Lineker, al frente de la escuadra inglesa, hundió en el Bernabéu a la España de Miguel Muñoz (2–4: Gary Lineker, at the helm of the English side, sank Miguel Muñoz's Spain at the Bernabéu)]; ABC, 19 February 1987 (in Spanish)[http://elpais.com/diario/1987/02/19/deportes/540687612_850215.html A Lineker se le da bien el Bernabéu (Lineker sure likes the Bernabéu)]; El País, 19 February 1987 (in Spanish) 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.

Andrinúa also played two times for the unofficial Basque Country side, and helped Spain under-21s win the 1986 European Championship.[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1986/10/30/pagina-3/1144661/pdf.html ¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!)]; Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)

=International goals=

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5 June 1988

St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland

0–1

1–1

Friendly

8 February 1989

Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland

0–1

0–2

1990 World Cup qualification