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- ↑ Profile Archived 16 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Athletic's website
- ↑ 2004-05 results and scorers in RSSSF.com
- ↑ The pedigree of a great lioness: Tzibi Juaristi, Athletic Bilbao, 28 May 2020
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