Domingo Larrainzar

Txomin Larrainzar
Personal information
Full name Domingo José Larrainzar Santamaría
Date of birth 8 September 1969 (1969-09-08) (age 42)
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Osasuna B
1989–1996 Osasuna 156 (4)
1996–2002 Málaga 136 (6)
2002–2003 Levante 5 (0)
National team
1985–1986 Spain U16 5 (1)
1987 Spain U17 2 (0)
1986–1988 Spain U18 14 (0)
1988–1989 Spain U19 5 (0)
1989–1990 Spain U20 5 (0)
1990–1991 Spain U21 2 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Domingo José Larrainzar Santamaría (Txomin in Basque, born 8 September 1969 in Pamplona, Navarre) is a retired Spanish footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

His younger brother Iñigo, often referred to as Larrainzar II, was also a footballer, and both played at CA Osasuna.

Football career

A product of hometown CA Osasuna's youth ranks, Larrainzar amassed 11 first team matches from 1988–90. In his third season, he helped with 14 matches and one goal to help the Navarrese finish fourth and qualify for the UEFA Cup. Although younger, his brother Iñigo was already an essential member of the squad.

With Osasuna in the second division, Larrainzar dropped down a level and moved to Málaga CF, helping it return to La Liga in just two years; although never an undisputed starter, he featured regularly.

In the 2002–03 season, prior to Málaga's Intertoto Cup conquest, Larrainzar returned to the "silver category", with Levante UD, but retired at the end of the season.

Honours

Spain U16

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