Luis Arconada

Luis Arconada
Arconada in 2019
Personal information
Full name Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri
Date of birth (1954-06-26) 26 June 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Lengokoak
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 San Sebastián 40 (0)
1974–1989 Real Sociedad 414 (0)
Total 454 (0)
International career
1972 Spain U18 4 (0)
1976 Spain amateur 2 (0)
1977–1985 Spain 68 (0)
1979 Basque Country 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri (born 26 June 1954) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He played only for Real Sociedad for nearly 20 years, and helped the club to four titles including two La Liga championships.[2] Arconada collected 68 caps for Spain over eight years, and was part of the squads at two World Cups and two European Championships.[3]

Arconada has served for the Board of Directors of the big industrial company of his home region Gipuzkoa, CAF, since 1992.[4]

  1. ^ "UEFA Snap shot: Arconada agony, France ecstasy".
  2. ^ "Leyendas de la Real Sociedad – Arconada" [Real Sociedad legends – Arconada]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ^ Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Luis Miguel Arconada Echarri – International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  4. ^ Sanz, Elena (12 December 2009). "Arconada, el portero que cogió el tren empresarial tras colgar los guantes". El Confidencial. Retrieved 27 November 2023.