Andere Leguina

Andere Leguina García (born 17 March 1989), occasionally referred to as Andere Legina, is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for Athletic Bilbao in Spain's Primera División as Ainhoa Tirapu's reserve.[1]

Andere Leguina
Personal information
Full name Andere Leguina García
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989
Place of birth Getxo, Spain
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 SD Leioa
2003–2006 Athletic Bilbao B
2006–2012 Athletic Bilbao 33 (0)
2012–2015 SD San Ignacio
2015–2016 Madrid CFF
2016– Athletic Bilbao 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2019

She represented Spain in the 2007 Under-19 European Championship.[2]

Career

She first joined Athletic Bilbao at the age of 14.[3] In her two spells at Athletic Bilbao, she has predominantly been a backup goalkeeper to Ainhoa Tirapu.[4] Following Tirapu's retirement in 2020, Leguina renewed her contract with Athletic Bilbao for a further year.[5]

Personal life

Leguina is from Getxo.[6] Outside of her football career, Leguina works as an engineer for Kyndryl.[7]

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. Statistics in Athletic's website
  2. Hart, Patrick (18 July 2007). "Henry shoots down Spain". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. Grande, Juan Carlos (2 August 2020). "Leguina: "Antes las chicas que jugábamos al fútbol éramos entes raros"". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. González, Laura (1 June 2019). "El Athletic amplía el contrato de Erika Vázquez, Sierra y Leguina". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. García, Alberto (24 June 2020). "Andere Leguina renueva hasta 2021 con el Athletic". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. "Andere Leguina" (in Spanish). Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. "Entrevista a Andere Leguina en Oye Cómo Va" (in Spanish). Radio Popular. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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