Aritz Aduriz News
Aduriz, who made a total of 443 La Liga appearances for Valencia, Real Mallorca and Bilbao and scored 158 goals, made the decision after being told he needed a hip replacement.
Bilbao had a golden opportunity to snatch victory with a stoppage-time penalty, awarded after video review for a handball. But Aritz Aduriz saw his spot-kick saved by keeper Manolo Reina.
Aduriz scored a goal in the 89th minute which handed his club a 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the La Liga opener.
The 38-year-old came off the bench late in the game and soon made Barca pay for squandering several chances by acrobatically lashing an unstoppable shot into the net in the 89th minute.
The goal was not enough to give Bilbao the win though, as Oscar Plano levelled for the visitors in stoppage time, leaving the Basque side hovering one point above the drop zone.
Two goals in three first-half minutes from Aritz Aduriz and Inaki Williams put the hosts in command.
Aritz Aduriz scored all five goals in Athletic Bilbao's 5-3 win over Genk.
Athletic Bilbao ended a dismal run of two defeats in their opening two games when Aritz Aduriz struck twice and Raul Garcia scored on his debut to help the Basque club to a 3-1 victory over Getafe in La Liga on Sunday.
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