Zigor Aranalde

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Personal information
Zigor Aranalde
Full name	Zigor Aranalde
Date of birth	February 28, 1973 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ibarra, Spain
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Carlisle United
Number	21
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
–2000 2000–2005 2005 2005–	Logroñés Walsall Sheffield Wednesday Carlisle United	00? (?) 195 (5) 002 (0) 078 (6)
National team²
	Basque Country
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 19:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Zigor Aranalde (born 28 February 1973 in Ibarra, Spain) is a football player who is an attacking left-back for English League One side Carlisle United.

Aranalde began his career at Spanish club CD Logroñés, moving via Marbella and various other minor Spanish sides before joining Walsall F.C. on the eve of the 2000-01 season. Aranalde spent just under 5 full seasons at The Bescot Stadium, winning promotion via the play-off final in his first season, and being a regular member of the side until he was surprisingly released by then-Walsall manager, Paul Merson in March 2005. He moved on to Sheffield Wednesday immediately following his release, but was sent-off in only his second game for the club, and never appeared for them again.

In the summer of 2005, Aranalde signed for newly-promoted Carlisle United, who went on to claim promotion and the championship in League Two that season. Aranalde scored 5 goals during the course of the season, and was part of a squad which incidentally had two other links to his former club, through ex-Walsall striker Karl Hawley, and now Preston North End manager Paul Simpson.

Aranalde has also played for the Basque Country national football team.

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Carlisle United F.C. - Current Squad
2 Raven \| 3 Murphy \| 5 Livesey \| 6 Gray \| 7 Murray \| 8 Lumsdon \| 9 Holmes \| 10 Hawley \| 11 Thirlwell \| 12 Joyce \| 13 Bradley \| 14 Garner \| 15 Arnison \| 16 Jeff Smith \| 17 McDermott \| 18 Hackney \| 19 Johann Smith \| 20 Westwood \| 21 Aranalde \| 23 Kirkup \| 24 Vipond \| 25 Gall \| 27 Atkin \| 28 Hindmarch \| 29 Krause \| 31 Graham \| 32 Howarth \| Manager: McDonald