Ander Murillo

Ander Murillo

Murillo as an Athletic Bilbao player (2008)
Personal information
Full name	Ander Murillo García
Date of birth	(1983-07-26) 26 July 1983
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	AEK Larnaca
Number	18
Youth career
1998–1999	Antiguoko
1999–2001	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Bilbao Athletic	14	(0)
2001–2010	Athletic Bilbao	132	(1)
2009–2010	→ Salamanca (loan)	37	(0)
2010–2011	Celta	23	(0)
2011–	AEK Larnaca	101	(1)
International career
2001	Spain U17	2	(0)
2001–2002	Spain U19	7	(2)
2003	Spain U20	2	(0)
2003–2005	Spain U21	11	(0)
2006–	Basque Country	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Murillo and the second or maternal family name is García.

Ander Murillo García (born 26 July 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca F.C. as a defender.

He spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao and AEK Larnaca, appearing in 157 competitive games with the former during nine seasons.

Football career

Murillo was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. A product of Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system, he made his debut for its first team on 24 November 2001 in a 2–1 away win against FC Barcelona. He played in a further 18 La Liga games in the following season, after breaking his leg during preseason.

From 2004 to 2007 Murillo would be an important defensive element for the Lions, playing as a right back or in the middle, but he suffered greatly with injuries subsequently. On 21 December 2008, after nearly a year without competitive appearances, he started in a 1–0 win at Real Betis, only to leave the pitch before half-time injured.

On 11 August 2009, after only playing two matches during the 2008–09 campaign, Murillo moved to second division's UD Salamanca, in a season-long move. In late August 2010 he rescinded his Athletic link and left the club after 11 years, moving to Celta de Vigo also in the second level.

Club statistics

As of 14 September 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Athletic Bilbao	2001–02	La Liga	11	0	6	0	—		17	0
	2002–03	La Liga	18	0	0	0	—		18	0
	2003–04	La Liga	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2004–05	La Liga	31	0	5	0	7	0	43	0
	2005–06	La Liga	26	0	3	0	—		29	0
	2006–07	La Liga	34	1	2	0	—		36	1
	2007–08	La Liga	6	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2008–09	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		132	1	18	0	7	0	157	1
Salamanca (loan)	2009–10	Segunda División	37	0	3	0	—		40	0
Celta	2010–11	Segunda División	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
AEK Larnaca	2011–12	Cypriot First Division	24	0	6	0	5	0	35	0
	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	23	0	3	0	—		26	0
	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	29	0	4	0	—		33	0
	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	25	1	5	0	—		30	1
	Total		101	1	18	0	5	0	124	1
Career total			293	2	40	0	12	0	345	2

Honours

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2002

External links

• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Ander Murillo profile at BDFutbol
• El Mundo stats (Spanish)