Later, he was a member of Johan Cruyff's Dream Team(Barcelona). He appeared for Spain at the 1994 World Cup in the USA. He won one league and three Copa del Rey trophies in the 50's, including the double in the 1955–56 campaign. Nicknamed "El Rey León", Llorente was a product of Athletic Bilbao's academy.
His scoring record in La Liga lasted for decades.
Pressure, right? He also went aboard to play in the United States. -- Asier del Horno lost his spot to Aitor Larrazábal and Bixente Lizarazu. Athletic Bilbao is a professional football club, based in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. After 12 seasons with Athletic, Aduriz will end his illustrious career having scored 171 goals for the Basque club. Athletic Bilbao legend Aritz Aduriz has announced his retirement from professional football tonight. Aduriz played for Bilbao across three spells, also starring for clubs such as Valencia and Mallorca, scoring 141 goals across 296 appearances in the Basque Country. Athletic Bilbao - Current Setup Bilbao is a club with a healthy bank account. Their player policy now includes non-Basque players who born in the region or learn their football over there. leftback for the all-conquering French team of 1990's and early 2000's. Athletic Bilbao's greatest player. He won 4 Copa del Rey. At Real Madrid, he won two La Liga titles. His son also played as a keeper for Atletico Bilbao. In the 1942–43 campaign, as Athletic Bilbao won the double, he netted 12 in 24 games.
In 2010, he went to play in the Middle East. He could play in various position. All Rights Reserved. The team won back-to-back team La Liga title for the seasons of 1982-1983 and 1983-1984. The footballing world has embraced Aduriz's decision with a wave of admiration, looking back on the career of one of Europe and Spain's most underrated strikers of the modern era.
Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz has confirmed that he will retire at the end of the season, bringing an end to his 21-year career in professional football. Ronaldo & Messi: Who has been the most prolific penalty taker in the 21st century? During 16 professional seasons he would play in 325 La Liga matches, scoring 136 goals (seven years in double digits). At the time of writing, he is their fourth most appearance record for the club. Txetxu Rojo was an icon of Athletic Bilbao and one club player. KO. In 1997, he made a dream move to Real Madrid as a replacement for Rafael Alkorta, where the club won three Champions' League in 5 years. He was mainly used as a backup. He was capped 18 times for Spain, but never played in a major international Finals. He is a Basque and he also played for Atletico Bilbao. Simple.". More players from that era should be selected for this team. Aitor Karanka played for Athletic Bilboa from 1993 to 1997. He spent 10 seasons with Athletic Bilboa and then, Barcelona for another 5 seasons. He was capped 13 times. Zarra signed for Athletic after playing one season for Erandio. Francisco Yeste was a product of Athletic Bilbao's academy.
He was mainly a backup. His debut coming on 28 August in a 1–0 win against Denmark. he almost ended Maradona's career with a tackle in 1983. He returned to Athletic Bilboa in 2002 and went to Colorado Rapids in 2006. They are Telmo Zarra, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi "Pichichi", José Luis Panizo, Belauste and Agustin Gainza. In 2013, he moved to Juventus. Unfortunately, my body has said 'enough'. He later played with Olympiakos in Greece. He never went to a major tournament, but projected to go to Euro 2012 before an injury prevented him from going. He helped Spain to win the Under-20 World Cup in 1999. Athletic Bilbao legend Aritz Aduriz has announced his retirement from professional football tonight. He should be included because of that.