Friday, September 16, 2011

DO YOU KNOW THAT AFTER 13 YEARS OF RETIRING FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FOR SPAIN, ANDONI ZUBIZARRETA IS STILL THE MOST CAPPED PLAYER FOR THE LA FURIA ROJA?


Zubizarreta in action for Spain
Andoni Zubizarreta, the legendary Spanish and F.C. Barcelona goalkeeper is still the most capped player for the La Furia Roja with 127 which started on 23rd of January 1985, in a 3–1 friendly victory over Finland. It ended on the 24th of June, 1998 in their last France 98 FIFA World Cup Group D game against the Лъвовете (The Lions) of Bulgaria in Lens after an infamous blunder in his first match against the Super Eagles of Nigeria that led to a shock defeat. He is now the Director of Football at FC Barcelona.


    


                                 

                                                                                                                               

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