Fernando Tirapu

Fernando Tirapu
Personal information
Full name Fernando Tirapu Arteta
Date of birth (1951-11-07)7 November 1951
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Date of death 28 July 2018(2018-07-28) (aged 66)
Place of death Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
Oberena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Osasuna 75 (3)
1974–1977 Valencia 99 (0)
1977–1983 Athletic Bilbao 151 (3)
1983–1985 Osasuna 32 (0)
Total 357 (6)
International career
1979–1980 Basque Country 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Tirapu Arteta (7 November 1951 – 28 July 2018) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

He featured professionally for Osasuna, Valencia and Athletic Bilbao, making a total of 282 appearances in La Liga.