Asier Ormazábal

Asier Ormazábal Larizgoitia (born 21 October 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Santutxu FC as a right back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ormazábal and the second or maternal family name is Larizgoitia.
Asier Ormazábal
Personal information
Full name Asier Ormazábal Larizgoitia
Date of birth (1982-10-21) 21 October 1982
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Santutxu
Youth career
Santutxu
1995–2001 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Basconia 36 (0)
2002–2006 Bilbao Athletic 90 (0)
2006–2007 Pontevedra 38 (0)
2007–2008 Cartagena 28 (0)
2008–2009 Pontevedra 35 (0)
2009–2011 Puertollano 63 (2)
2011–2014 Logroñés 82 (0)
2014–2015 Leioa 31 (1)
2015– Santutxu 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Ormazábal finished his graduation with Athletic Bilbao's youth setup, Lezama, and made his senior debuts with the farm team in the 2001–02 season, in Tercera División. One year later he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B and, on 2 July 2005, made his official debut with the main side, starting in a 0–1 away loss to CFR Cluj for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[1]

In January 2006 Ormazábal rescinded his link with Athletic, and went on to resume his career in the third level, representing Pontevedra CF (two stints),[2][3] FC Cartagena,[4] CD Puertollano,[5] UD Logroñés[6] and SD Leioa.

References
  1. El Athletic se complica en su debut europeo (Athletic thickened in European debut); Mundo Deportivo, 3 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  2. Ormazabal traspasado al Pontevedra (Ormazabal transferred to Pontevedra); Aupa Athletic, 25 January 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. Ormazábal: "Estoy feliz de regresar a mi casa" (Ormazábal: "I am happy to return home"); Diario AS, 30 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. Asier Ormazábal, lateral derecho del Pontevedra, refuerza la defensa del Efesé (Asier Ormazábal, Pontevedra's right-back, bolsters Efesé's defense); La Verdad, 1 July 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. La UD Puertollano ficha a tres nuevos jugadores para el primer equipo (UD Puertollano signs three new players for the first team); La Comarca de Puertollano, 13 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. El UD Logroñés ficha por una temporada al lateral vasco Asier Ormazábal (UD Logroñés signs Basque full-back Asier Ormazábal for one season); El Correo, 23 June 2011 (in Spanish)
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