Personal information | |||
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Full name | María Arantzazu del Puerto Astiz | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1971 | ||
Place of birth | San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1984 | Añorga KKE | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–2005 | Añorga KKE | ||
International career | |||
1990–2005 | Spain | 71 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arantza del Puerto Astiz (born 8 March 1971 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish former football defender. She played throughout her career for Añorga KKE, with which she won three national championships and three national cups between 1990 and 1996.[1] Del Puerto is the second capped player for the Spanish women's national team to date with 71 caps,[2] and she took part in the 1997 European Championship.[3]
After retiring in 2005 she took a coaching licence along with other former players such as Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique and Luis Milla.[4] She coached the Basque national team in 2008,[5] and she has also managed the women's teams of Zumaiako FT[6] and Real Unión.[7] She currently serves as a member of the Royal Spanish Football Federation's Women's Football Committee.[8]
References
- ↑ 25th anniversary of women's football in Añorga. kirolak.net
- ↑ I want to be like Johan Cruyff. El Periódico Mediterráneo
- ↑ 29/06/97 Spain-Francia lineups in footofeminin.fr
- ↑ The 'dream team' girl. El País
- ↑ Euskadi WNT beats Chile thanks to tactics. Basque Country Football Federation.
- ↑ Football is also a women's matter. El Diario Vasco
- ↑ Girls score goals too. El Diario Vasco
- ↑ List of members Archived July 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine in the Spanish Federation's website