Ismael Urtubi

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Ismael Urtubi Aróstegui (born 24 May 1961) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. An accomplished penalty kick taker, his entire career was spent with Athletic Bilbao for whom he appeared in more than 275 official matches, winning four major honours with the club including two La Liga championships. Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, Urtubi grew in Athletic Bilbao's youth system, Lezama. He made his debut with the first team on 2 November 1980, playing two minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón in what would be his only La Liga appearance of the season. In the summer of 1981, Urtubi moved to the Balearic Islands for his compulsory military service, spending a few months playing with RCD Mallorca in the Segunda División and finishing the campaign with amateurs CD Margaritense, in both cases on loan. Upon his return, he wasted no time making an impact in the Lions' main squad, totalling 13 goals in 62 games as the Basques won back-to-back national championships and claiming the double in the latter season. In the final of the 1984–85 Copa del Rey, against Atlético Madrid, referee Miguel Pérez awarded the opposition a penalty kick after a controversial handball by Urtubi; Athletic eventually lost it 2–1. In the next league campaign the side finished in third position, with the player missing his first penalty ever, against Hércules CF, and manager Javier Clemente was also dismissed at the end of five highly successful years. Urtubi continued to be an undisputed starter with the following coaches, José Ángel Iribar and Howard Kendall, with Athletic Bilbao finishing 13th and fourth, respectively, and reaching the semi-finals of the domestic cup in 1987, bowing out to neighbouring Real Sociedad. On 15 February 1989, during a cup match against Real Valladolid, he suffered a severe injury in his left knee (posterior cruciate ligament, external and internal meniscus) but eventually recovered fully, although he later suffered a relapse.