Arantza del Puerto

Spanish footballer

Arantza del Puerto
Personal information
Full name	María Arantzazu del Puerto Astiz
Date of birth	(1971-03-08) 8 March 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1980–1984	Añorga KKE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–2005	Añorga KKE
International career
1990–2005	Spain	71	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arantza del Puerto Astiz (born 8 March 1971 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish former football defender. She played throughout her career for Añorga KKE, with which she won three national championships and three national cups between 1990 and 1996.^[1] Del Puerto is the second capped player for the Spanish women's national team to date with 71 caps,^[2] and she took part in the 1997 European Championship.^[3]

After retiring in 2005 she took a coaching licence along with other former players such as Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique and Luis Milla.^[4] She coached the Basque national team in 2008,^[5] and she has also managed the women's teams of Zumaiako FT^[6] and Real Unión.^[7] She currently serves as a member of the Royal Spanish Football Federation's Women's Football Committee.^[8]

References

^ 25th anniversary of women's football in Añorga.^{[permanent dead link]} kirolak.net
^ I want to be like Johan Cruyff. El Periódico Mediterráneo
^ 29/06/97 Spain-Francia lineups in footofeminin.fr
^ The 'dream team' girl. El País
^ Euskadi WNT beats Chile thanks to tactics. Basque Country Football Federation.
^ Football is also a women's matter. El Diario Vasco
^ Girls score goals too. El Diario Vasco
^ List of members Archived July 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine in the Spanish Federation's website