There are few names that represent as much for national football as Andoni Zubizarreta, a goalkeeper who guarded the goal of the Spanish national team for more than a decade. Zubizarreta was the first international to reach 100 appearances for Spain, until he reached 126. It is a record he held until he was surpassed by Casillas in 2011. However, one record still bears his name, as Zubi remains the oldest Spanish player to play in a World Cup match.

If we already discovered that Cesc was the youngest to make his debut in the most important tournament at the age of 19 and 41 days, Zubizarreta is the oldest to have played in a World Cup. In France in 1998, in the last match of the group phase, the Basque goalkeeper ended his brilliant career. On 24 June, the national team thrashed Bulgaria in Lens, winning 6-1. However, this score did not prevent the national team from being eliminated, and Zubizarreta ended his international career at the age of 36 and 244 days. This record still stands today.

Zubi was an icon in the national team, having played in four World Cups and three European Championships. He was a captain with experience and he still leads the ranking of most matches played in the First Division (622). He made his debut with the Spanish national team in a friendly match against Finland in January 1985, taking over from Luis Arconada, who was always in goal until then. He led the team for 13 years. Undoubtedly, he was a leading player and was coached by Miguel Muñoz, Vicente Miera, Luis Suárez and Javier Clemente.