Arantza del Puerto

Arantza del Puerto
Personal information
Full name	María Arantzazu del Puerto Astiz
Date of birth	8 March 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1980–1984	Añorga KKE
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–2005	Añorga KKE
International career
1990–2005	Spain
	*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]