Francisco Yeste

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Basauri, Biscay, and a product of Athletic Bilbao's youth academy at Lezama, Yeste made his first-team debut on 7 February 1999, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Racing de Santander. He would total a further 13 appearances over that and the following seasons, while mainly registered with the reserves. From 2000–01 onwards, Yeste was used regularly by the main squad, scoring six La Liga goals that year including two in a 4–0 home win over Real Oviedo on 10 December 2000. After regular displays in 2003–04 he won a callup for Spain, although he did not make his debut; he scored a career-best eleven goals in the latter campaign, with the Basques finishing fifth and qualifying for the UEFA Cup. At times troubled with injuries, Yeste continued to feature prominently, playing all the league matches in 2006–07 as Athletic barely avoided relegation (17th) and scoring five goals in the process. A player of volatile temperament, he was also sent off five times from 2007 to 2009 and added 14 yellow cards, one of the ejections occurring after he pushed Real Madrid's Iker Casillas in a 2–5 home defeat. Yeste featured irregularly in the 2009–10 season, also being ousted by manager Joaquín Caparrós for more than one month. In the first match upon his return, a 2–0 loss at Atlético Madrid on 25 March 2010, he was booked. On 21 May 2010, after his contract expired, Yeste announced his departure from the club through his agent.

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Yeste made five appearances for Spain at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, starting the 3–1 win over Honduras in the group stage for the eventual champions.

Basconia

Tercera División: 1997–98 Athletic Bilbao

Copa del Rey runner-up: 2008–09 Supercopa de España runner-up: 2009 Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2011–12 Spain U20

FIFA World Youth Championship: 1999