Basque football selection

Basque Country
(Spain)
Euskal Herria
País Vasco
Pays Basque

Association	Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea
Head coach	José Ángel Iribar
Record scorer	Aritz Aduriz (10)
Record player	Julen Guerrero , Igor Gabilondo , (12 each)
First jersey Second jersey
Balance sheet
20 games 16 wins 3 draws 2 losses
statistics
First international Basque Country 6-1 Catalonia ( Basque Country ; January 3, 1915 )
Highest victory Denmark 1:11 Basque Country ( Denmark ; August 29, 1937)
Biggest defeats Mexico 8-4 Basque Country ( Mexico ; August 16, 1938) Basque Country 1: 5 Hungary ( Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain ; August 3, 1980)
(As of August 31, 2007)

The Basque football selection is not recognized by the international football associations UEFA and FIFA .

history

On January 3, 1915, a Basque regional selection wore a game against the selection of Catalonia for the first time. By 1916 there were a total of six repetitions of this game, which was not reissued until 1930 and 1931.

In 1937, the Basque Country regional team went on a trip abroad, initially to France to escape the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War . The team achieved very good results - they won a seven-game Moscow tour against Spartak Moscow and the Moscow city selection six - but mostly against club teams, and in 1938/39 they played in the Mexican capital league ( Liga Amateur del Distrito Federal ), where the Basques finished second behind CF Asturias .

The team that won the Mexican runner-up as CD Euzkadi consisted of the following players: Gregorio Blasco , Isidro Lángara , Ángel Zubieta , José Iraragorri , Emilio Alonso , Leonardo Cilaurren , Serafín Aedo , Kepa Areso, Luis Regueiro , Pedro Regueiro and Chirri II .

The dissolution is closely linked to the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco . After his death and the receipt of the autonomy rights of the Basque Country, the Basque national team was also revived. The first game was won 4-1 against Ireland in 1979 in Bilbao . Games were held irregularly in the following years.

Since 1993 there has always been an international match against “full” members of FIFA towards the end of the calendar year (exception: a match against Tottenham Hotspur ). The venue is usually the home stadium of Athletic Bilbao , San Mamés . Athletic is the only team in the Spanish league that only plays with players of Basque, Basque origin or footballers trained in the Basque Country and therefore considers itself to be the unofficial Basque national team.

On December 29, 2007, during a game against the Catalan football team, several thousand people called for the official recognition of the Basque and Catalan teams during a demonstration in Bilbao.

Current squad

(As of December 29, 2014)

No.	Nat.	Surname	Date of birth	society	Games	Gates
goal
01		Gorka Iraizoz	March 6, 1981	Athletic Bilbao	9	0
		Xabi Iruretagoiena	June 21, 1986	SD Eibar	1	0
Defense
		Eneko Bóveda	December 14, 1988	SD Eibar	1	0
		Jon Aurtenetxe	January 3, 1992	Athletic Bilbao	2	0
04th		Jon Ansotegi	July 13, 1982	Real Sociedad	3	0
05		Iñigo Martínez	May 17, 1991	Athletic Bilbao	4th	0
02		Carlos Martínez	April 9, 1986	Real Sociedad	2	0
		Xabier Etxeita	October 31, 1987	Athletic Bilbao	1	0
		Mikel San José	May 30, 1989	Athletic Bilbao	4th	0
03		Mikel Balenziaga	February 29, 1988	Athletic Bilbao	3	0
		Yuri Berchiche	February 10, 1990	Athletic Bilbao	1	0
midfield
06th		Other Iturraspe	March 8, 1989	Athletic Bilbao	4th	0
10		Xabier Prieto	August 29, 1983	Real Sociedad	2	0
08th		Beñat	19th February 1987	Athletic Bilbao	4th	0
		Dani García	May 24, 1990	SD Eibar	1	0
		Roberto Torres	March 7, 1989	CA Osasuna	2	1
		Markel Bergara	May 5, 1986	Real Sociedad	3	0
07th		Other capa	February 8, 1992	SD Eibar	1	0
		Markel Susaeta	December 14, 1987	Athletic Bilbao	5	1
Storm
09		Aritz Aduriz	February 11, 1981	Athletic Bilbao	9	10
		Mikel Arruabarrena	February 9, 1983	SD Eibar	5	2
11		Ibai Gomez	November 11, 1989	Athletic Bilbao	3	1

statistics

Record player

(As of December 29, 2014)

Calls 01  Igor Gabilondo 2002-2011 12 02  Joseba Etxeberría 1998-2007 11  Julen Guerrero 1993-2006 04th  Andoni Iraola 2003– 9  Aitor Lopez card 2000-2007  Bittor Alkiza 1993-2002  Mikel Aranburu 2002-2011  Aritz Aduriz 2006–  Gorka Iraizoz 2004– 010  Agustin Aranzabal 1995-2003 8th  Asier Riesgo 2003-2011  Ismael Urzaiz 1997-2006  Mikel Labaka 2005–2012

Gates 01  Aritz Aduriz 2006– 10 02  Julen Guerrero 1993-2006 6th 03  Oscar De Paula 1997-2001 5 04th  Jose Angel Ziganda 1994-1998 4th 05  Bolo 2000-2003 3  Dani 1977-1979  Javier de Pedro 1995-2001  Julio Salinas 19XX-1994  Ismael Urzaiz 1997-2006  Francisco Yeste 2003-2007  Imanol Agirretxe 2010–

Known players

Javi Martinez Fernando Llorente José Ramón Alexanko Rafael Alkorta Mikel Alonso Xabi Alonso Zigor Aranalde Luis Arconada José Mari Bakero Txiki Begiristain Agustín Sauto Arana Mikel Arteta José María Belauste Vicente Biurrun Igor Jáuregui Iraola Manuel Almunia

Daniel Ruiz Bazan Asier del Horno Joseba Etxeberria Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasá Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes Alejandro Basurto Julen Guerrero José Ángel Iribar Javier Irureta Aitor Karanka Iván Campo José Antonio Larrañaga Bixente Lizarazu François Grenet Roberto López Ufarte

Gaizka Mendieta Pablo Orbaiz Pichichi Julio Salinas Andoni Iraola Gaizka Toquero Ismael Urzaiz Javier Urruticoechea Francisco Yeste Ángel Zubieta Andoni Zubizarreta Javier de Pedro Iñigo Idiakez Aitor López map Pantxi Sirieix Didier Deschamps

swell

1. ^ Basque Country (Euskadi) Autonomous Team Matches. at: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, as of January 24, 2006
2. ↑ The players of the Basque football team
3. ↑ El País: Miles de personas piden en Bilbao la oficialidad de las selecciones deportivas vascas y catalanas
4. ↑ Overview of all players used since 1993

Web links

Commons : Basque Country association football team  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Basque Association Page (Basque and Spanish)