Club Atlético Osasuna
, usually known as Osasuna
, is a Spanish first division football club based in Pamplona, Navarre, founded in 1920.
The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks. Osasuna, which plays its home games at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra
, means "health" in Basque.
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History
Founded in 1920, Osasuna first reached
Segunda División
in 1932, making it to
La Liga
three seasons later.
They achieved their first ever
UEFA Cup qualification in
1985-86, after
finishing sixth, eventually reaching the third round in
the 1990-91 edtion. Finishing last in
1993-94, the side spent six years in the second level.
After a stellar
2005-06 domestic campaign, Osasuna made history by finishing in fourth place, synonymous with the chance of qualifying for the
UEFA Champions League in the following season through play-off matches. This achievement was made all the more dramatic by the suspense that was maintained until the last day of the championship in which Osasuna and
Sevilla FC were both vying for the fourth place. Both teams eventually ended the season with the same number of points but Osasuna got through due to their head-to-head record. However, Osasuna didn't make it to the Champions League group phase, as they were eliminated by
Hamburger SV in the third qualifying round, leaving them to vie in the UEFA Cup for the fifth time in their history.
Osasuna were drawn in Group D of the
UEFA Cup 2006-07 along with
Parma F.C.,
RC Lens,
OB Odense and
SC Heerenveen. They successfully qualified to the knock-out stage, finishing second in their group, and were drawn against
Girondins Bordeaux, who had dropped into the UEFA Cup following an unsuccessful Champions League campaign. Osasuna progressed 1-0 on aggregate, drawing 0-0 away before winning 1-0 in Pamplona through an extra-time winner by
Javad Nekounam.
Next up were
Scottish side
Rangers, and the Spanish side again progressed, following a 1-1 draw in Scotland and a 1-0 win at home. They were drawn against
German giants
Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals. Regarded as severe underdogs, Osasuna not only progressed to the semifinals but did so in style. A 3-0 win in Germany had virtually sealed the tie, but Osasuna also won the second leg, 1-0.
In the last-four round, Osasuna was drawn against
UEFA Cup 2006-07 current holders and fellow Spanish side Sevilla. Osasuna were 1-0 victors in the 1st leg at home, however the dream ended in the return leg. Sevilla recorded a 2-0 win, and returned to the final of the competition where they played another Spanish side -
RCD Espanyol - becoming winners on
penalties.
In the following two seasons, Osasuna struggled mightily in the league. In
2008–09, it only avoided relegation in the final day: being in 18th place and going into the final matchday, home to
Real Madrid, they fell behind 1–0, but came back with two goals (the decider courtesy of
Juanfran, a
merengue
youth graduate) for the final topflight maintenance.
Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website: and .
| No.
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| Position
| Player
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| 1
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| Ricardo López Felipe
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| 2
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| César Azpilicueta
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| 3
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| Nacho Monreal
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| 4
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| Miguel Flaño
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| 5
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| Rovérsio Rodrigues de Barros
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| 6
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| Javad Nekounam
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| 7
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| Ludovic Delporte
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| 8
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| Masoud Shojaei
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| 9
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| Javier García Portillo
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| 10
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| Francisco Puñal (Captain (football))
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| 11
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| Walter Pandiani
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| 12
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| Juan Francisco Torres
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| 13
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| Roberto Fernández Alvarellos
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| No.
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| Position
| Player
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| 14
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| Josetxo
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| 15
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| Oier
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| 16
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| Galán
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| 17
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| Javier Camuñas Gallego
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| 18
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| Dady
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| 19
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| Javier Calleja
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| 20
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| Carlos Aranda
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| 21
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| Krisztián Vadócz
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| 22
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| Rúper
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| 23
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| Sergio Fernández González
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| 24
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| Nicolás Medina (Chilean footballer)
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| 25
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| Andrés Fernández Moreno
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Out on loan
| No.
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| Position
| Player
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| Enrique Sola (to CD Numancia)
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Seasons
Achievements
- 4 UEFA Cup
participations
- Spanish Cup
: Runners-Up 2005
Recent history
:
| Season
|
| Pos.
| Pl.
| W
| D
| L
| GS
| GA
| P
| Cup
| Europe
| Notes
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| 2000-2001
| 1D
| 15
| 38
| 10
| 12
| 16
| 43
| 54
| 42
| last 32
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| 2001-2002
| 1D
| 17
| 38
| 10
| 12
| 16
| 36
| 49
| 42
| last 32
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| 2002-2003
| 1D
| 12
| 38
| 12
| 11
| 15
| 40
| 48
| 47
| semi-finals
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| 2003-2004
| 1D
| 13
| 38
| 11
| 15
| 12
| 38
| 37
| 48
| last 16
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| 2004-2005
| 1D
| 15
| 38
| 12
| 10
| 16
| 46
| 65
| 46
| final
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| 2005-2006
| 1D
| 4
| 38
| 21
| 5
| 12
| 49
| 43
| 68
| last 16
| UC
| 1st round
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| 2006-2007
| 1D
| 14
| 38
| 13
| 7
| 18
| 51
| 49
| 46
| quarter-finals
| UC
| semi-finals
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| 2007-2008
| 1D
| 17
| 38
| 12
| 7
| 19
| 37
| 44
| 43
| last 32
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| 2008-2009
| 1D
| 15
| 38
| 10
| 13
| 15
| 41
| 47
| 43
| last 16
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Season to season
| Season
| Division
| Place
| Copa del Rey
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| 1929
| 3ª
| 7th
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| 1929/30
| Regional
| —
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| 1930/31
| 3ª
| 3rd
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| 1931/32
| 3ª
| 1st
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| 1932/33
| 2ª
| 8th
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| 1933/34
| 2ª
| 5th
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| 1934/35
| 2ª
| 1st
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| 1935/36
| 1ª
| 12th
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| 1939/40
| 2ª
| 2nd
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| 1940/41
| 2ª
| 5th
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| 1941/42
| 2ª
| 6th
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| 1942/43
| 2ª
| 4th
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| 1943/44
| 2ª
| 13th
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| 1944/45
| 3ª
| 2nd
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| 1945/46
| 3ª
| 5th
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| 1946/47
| 3ª
| 2nd
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| 1947/48
| 3ª
| 1st
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| 1948/49
| 3ª
| 1st
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| 1949/50
| 2ª
| 7th
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| 1950/51
| 2ª
| 7th
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| Season
| Division
| Place
| Copa del Rey
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| 1951/52
| 2ª
| 6th
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| 1952/53
| 2ª
| 1st
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| 1953/54
| 1ª
| 13th
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| 1954/55
| 2ª
| 9th
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| 1955/56
| 2ª
| 1st
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| 1956/57
| 1ª
| 6th
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| 1957/58
| 1ª
| 5th
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| 1958/59
| 1ª
| 8th
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| 1959/60
| 1ª
| 15th
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| 1960/61
| 2ª
| 1st
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| 1961/62
| 1ª
| 12th
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| 1962/63
| 1ª
| 15th
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| 1963/64
| 2ª
| 5th
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| 1964/65
| 2ª
| 10th
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| 1965/66
| 2ª
| 9th
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| 1966/67
| 2ª
| 4th
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| 1967/68
| 2ª
| 15th
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| 1968/69
| 3ª
| 1st
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| 1969/70
| 2ª
| 15th
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| 1970/71
| 3ª
| 4th
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| Season
| Division
| Place
| Copa del Rey
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| 1971/72
| 3ª
| 1st
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| 1972/73
| 2ª
| 15th
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| 1973/74
| 2ª
| 17th
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| 1974/75
| 3ª
| 1st
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| 1975/76
| 2ª
| 19th
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| 1976/77
| 3ª
| 1st
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| 1977/78
| 2ª
| 10th
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| 1978/79
| 2ª
| 13th
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| 1979/80
| 2ª
| 3rd
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| 1980/81
| 1ª
| 11th
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| 1981/82
| 1ª
| 10th
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| 1982/83
| 1ª
| 14th
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| 1983/84
| 1ª
| 15th
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| 1984/85
| 1ª
| 6th
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| 1985/86
| 1ª
| 14th
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| 1986/87
| 1ª
| 4th
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| 1987/88
| 1ª
| 5th
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| 1988/89
| 1ª
| 10th
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| 1989/90
| 1ª
| 8th
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| 1990/91
| 1ª
| 4th
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| Season
| Division
| Place
| Copa del Rey
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| 1991/92
| 1ª
| 15th
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| 1992/93
| 1ª
| 10th
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| 1993/94
| 1ª
| 20th
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| 1994/95
| 2ª
| 7th
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| 1995/96
| 2ª
| 10th
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| 1996/97
| 2ª
| 16th
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| 1997/98
| 2ª
| 15th
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| 1998/99
| 2ª
| 13th
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| 1999/00
| 2ª
| 2nd
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| 2000/01
| 1ª
| 15th
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| 2001/02
| 1ª
| 17th
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| 2002/03
| 1ª
| 11th
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| 2003/04
| 1ª
| 13th
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| 2004/05
| 1ª
| 15th
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| 2005/06
| 1ª
| 4th
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| 2006/07
| 1ª
| 14th
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| 2007/08
| 1ª
| 17th
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| 2008/09
| 1ª
| 14th
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| 2009/10
| 1ª
| —
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- 31
seasons in La Liga
(highest-ever position 4th (1990-91, 2005-06))
- 33
seasons in Segunda División
- 13
seasons in Tercera División
- 1
season in Categorías Regionales
Famous players
- Mariano Armentano
- Martín Astudillo
- Daniel Montenegro
- Bernardo Romeo
- John Aloisi
- Pierre Webó
- Dady
- Pablo Contreras
- Rafael Olarra
- Sammy Lee
- Jamie Pollock
- Robert Ullathorne
- Ludovic Delporte
- Javad Nekounam
- Masoud Shojaei
- Ashley Grimes
- Michael Robinson
- Ibrahima Bakayoko
- Christian Manfredini
- Javier Aguirre
- Carlos Ochoa
- Juan Ángel Seguro
- Carlos Vela
- Manuel Vidrio
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- Zdravko Drincic
- Mohamed El Yaagoubi
- Emeka Ifejiagwa
- Roman Kosecki
- Ryszard Staniek
- Miroslaw Trzeciak
- Jan Urban
- Jacek Ziober
- Nuno
- Ionel Gane
- Dmitri Kuznetsov
- Sergey Shustikov
- Savo Miloševic
- Predrag Spasic
- Goran Stevanovic
- Petar Vasiljevic
- Risto Vidakovic
- Jaroslav Plašil
- Manuel Almunia
- Paco Bienzobas
- Vicente Biurrun
- Thomas Christiansen
- Carlos Cuéllar
- Ignacio Eizaguirre
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- Josep Fusté
- Jon Andoni Goikoetxea
- Domingo Larrainzar
- Iñigo Larrainzar
- Martín Domínguez
- Martín González
- Aitor Ocio
- Pablo Orbaiz
- Pachín
- Tiko
- Juan Carlos Unzué
- Ignacio Zoco
- Fabian de Freitas
- Pablo García
- Richard Morales
- Marcelo Sosa
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see also Cat:CA Osasuna footballers
Famous coaches
- Rafael Benítez
- Miguel Ángel Lotina
- Ivan Brzic
- Javier Aguirre
- José Antonio Camacho
see also Cat:CA Osasuna managers