Photo: Oscar Alonso Algote / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Lizarazu is one of those footballers I respect for sheer relentlessness. A small left-back from the Basque coast who became a World Cup winner and a Knight of the Legion of Honour, he embodied tireless overlapping runs and defensive grit rather than flash. But what fascinates me most is his life after football: radio, punditry, and astonishingly, competitive skeleton racing. Throwing yourself head-first down an ice track after a top-flight football career signals a man who simply refuses to coast. He never seems content to rest on past glory, and that restless competitive fire is exactly why he stays compelling to me long after retirement.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bixente Lizarazu
- Name (Japanese)
- ビセンテ・リザラズ
- Reading
- びせんて・りざらず
- Born
- December 9, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / radio personality / sports commentator / skeleton racer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Bixente Lizarazu born?
Born December 9, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Bixente Lizarazu from?
Bixente Lizarazu is from Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.
What does Bixente Lizarazu do?
Bixente Lizarazu works as association football player, radio personality, sports commentator, skeleton racer.
How tall is Bixente Lizarazu?
Bixente Lizarazu is 2 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.