José Ángel Iribar Kortajarena, nicknamed El Chopo, is a Spanish retired football goalkeeper and manager.
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano, Irureta for short, is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager.
Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Aitor "Txiki" Begiristain Mujika is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger but also as a forward, currently director of football of English club Manchester City.
Jesús María Zamora Ansorena is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Alberto Górriz Echarte is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
Miguel Ángel 'Periko' Alonso Oyarbide is a Spanish former football midfielder, and manager.
José Diego Álvarez Álvarez, known as José Diego, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Francisco "Paco" Bienzobas Ocáriz was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. Having spent most of his 16-year career with Real Sociedad – 196 official games and 109 goals – he was the first player to be top scorer in La Liga, with 17 goals in 1929.
Agustín Gajate Vidriales is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Juan Antonio Larrañaga Gurruchaga is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.
The Basque derby is the name of the football local derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. It embodies the inter-city rivalry between Bilbao and Donostia-San Sebastián, respectively the capitals of the neighbouring provinces of Biscay (Bizkaia) and Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country region of Spain. It is also occasionally referred to as the AP-8 derby, referring to the name of the highway which connects the cities.
José Antonio Irulegui Garmendia is a Spanish former football defender and manager.
Alberto Ormaetxea Ibarlucea was a Spanish football player and coach.
José Agustín Aranzábal Askasibar, known as Gaztelu, was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Sebastián Ontoria Escolaza was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Mikel Loinaz Balda is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Alberto Albístegui Zamacola is a Spanish retired footballer who could play as a centre back, libero or midfielder. His career was most associated with Real Sociedad, for whom he played 115 La Liga matches in six and a half seasons across two spells, scoring six goals. He also earned promotion to the top flight on three occasions: with Mallorca in 1988–89, Deportivo La Coruña in 1990–91, and Deportivo Alavés in 1997–98. He made a further 84 first division appearances in a combined four seasons with these three clubs, during which he scored three goals.
