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 nearly 400 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 captained 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 2–4 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. Andrinúa also played two times for the unofficial Basque Country side, and helped Spain under-21s win the 1986 European Championship. International goals Honours Athletic Bilbao La Liga: 1983–84 Copa del Rey: 1983–84 Spain U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986 References External links 1964 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Bilbao Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Bilbao Athletic footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Real Valladolid players Spain under-21 international footballers Spain under-23 international footballers Spain international footballers UEFA Euro 1988 players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Basque Country international footballers