Joseba Etxeberria

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Joseba Etxeberria
Full name	Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi
Date of birth	September 5, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Elgoibar, Spain
Height	178 cm
Nickname	El Gallo (The Rooster)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Athletic Bilbao
Number	17
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1995 1995-present	Real Sociedad Athletic Bilbao	7 (2) 363 (94)
National team²
1997-2004	Spain	53 (12)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 28, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 27, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi (born 5 September 1977, in Elgoibar, Spain) is a Spanish football winger, who currently plays for Athletic Bilbao in Spain's La Liga.

Etxeberría began his career with Real Sociedad in 1994, but after playing in only seven games for the first team, he moved to Athletic in a very controversial transfer that cost Athletic Bilbao over 3 million euros. At the time this was the highest transfer fee paid for an under-18 player in both Basque and Spanish football. He has been there since, and he has become the second captain of the team.

At Bilbao he is known by the nickname El Gallo (meaning "The Rooster") because of his strong on field personality.

After leading the 1995 World Youth Championship scoring charts, Etxeberría moved up to the full Spanish national team. He has been capped 53 times, scoring 12 goals (as of 2005). Etxeberría played for his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, and Euro 2004.

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Athletic Bilbao - Current Squad
1 Lafuente \| 2 Expósito \| 3 Casas \| 4 Ustaritz \| 5 Amorebieta \| 6 Sarriegi \| 7 Tiko \| 8 Garmendia \| 9 Llorente \| 10 Yeste \| 11 Gabilondo \| 12 Zubiaurre \| 13 Aranzubía \| 14 Prieto \| 15 Iraola \| 16 Javi González \| 17 Etxeberria \| 18 Gurpegi \| 19 Murillo \| 20 Urzaiz \| 21 Dañobeitia \| 22 Iturriaga \| 23 Aduriz \| 24 Martinez \| 25 Unai Alba \| 45 Bergara \| — Orbaiz \| Coach Mané

	Spain squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Zubizarreta \| 2 Ferrer \| 3 Aranzábal \| 4 Alkorta \| 5 Abelardo \| 6 Hierro \| 7 Morientes \| 8 Guerrero \| 9 Pizzi \| 10 Raúl \| 11 Alfonso \| 12 Sergi \| 13 Cañizares \| 14 Campo \| 15 Aguilera \| 16 Celades \| 17 Etxeberria \| 18 Amor \| 19 Kiko \| 20 Nadal \| 21 Luis Enrique \| 22 Molina \| Coach: Clemente