José Antonio Pikabea [SEP] position played on team / speciality
José Antonio Pikabea
José Antonio Pikabea Larrarte (born 26 September 1970), also known as Kote, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career.
Born in Hondarribia, Basque Country, Pikabea joined Real Sociedad's youth system at the age of 17, going on to play four seasons with the reserves. On 8 March 1992 he made his La Liga debut, playing 21 minutes in a 2–1 away win against Valencia CF– his first appearance was handed by John Toshack.
friendly with Real Madrid. Again under Toshack he returned to the stopper position, often partnering another youth graduate, José Antonio Pikabea, during his second spell, and never appearing in less than 27 league games in the following seven seasons.
After only eight games in 2001–02, Loren retired from playing football at almost 36, having appeared in 482 top division games over the course of 18 seasons (54 goals). He remained with Real Sociedad in the following years as the club's director of football, a position he