Luis Arconada
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Arconada in 1981
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lengokoak | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | San Sebastián | ||
| 1974–1989 | Real Sociedad | 414 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1972 | Spain U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 1976 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) |
| 1977–1985 | Spain | 68 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri (born 26 June 1954) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Having played solely for Real Sociedad for nearly 20 professional years, he helped the team to four titles including two La Liga championships.
Arconada collected 68 caps for the Spanish national team during eight years, being part of the squads at two World Cups and as many European Championships.
Arconada was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. Aged 16, he joined local giants Real Sociedad's youth ranks, going on to play there his entire career and being known as "El pulpo" (Octopus in English).
After two seasons backing up Urruti, Arconada became the club's undisputed starter. He was instrumental in back-to-back La Liga titles, which led – after the second – to a semifinal run in the European Cup.
Arconada was seriously injured in 1985–86's league opener, which caused him to miss the remainder of the campaign and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He still returned strong for three more seasons, helping Real Sociedad to two consecutive Copa del Rey finals before retiring at 35, with a total of 414 appearances (551 overall); after that, he remained apart from the football world.
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