Sergio Corino

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Corino was a product of Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system at Lezama, spending nearly three seasons with the reserve side in the Segunda División to kickstart his senior career. On 18 October 1994, one week after his 20th birthday, he made his debut with the main squad, playing six minutes in a 3–2 loss against Newcastle United at St James' Park in the UEFA Cup (3–3 aggregate win). In the 1996 January transfer window, Corino was loaned to CP Mérida also in La Liga, appearing regularly with the Extremadurans during the campaign and still managing to score three goals, but with his team being relegated. He then returned to the San Mamés Stadium for his only full season with the club, featuring sparingly (15 games, 18 in all competitions) as it qualified for European competition after finishing sixth. Still owned by Athletic, Corino signed for another team in the top division, UD Salamanca, being an undisputed starter and suffering relegation in his second year. Subsequently, he represented RCD Espanyol until January 2000 before joining Athletic neighbours Real Sociedad, where he had several run-ins with Welsh manager John Toshack. Corino joined Rayo Vallecano in summer 2001, experiencing his best year in his first season with five goals in 28 matches as the Madrid outskirts side finished in 11th position in the main tier after a spectacular effort in the final months. In his final two campaigns, however, they were consecutively relegated to Segunda…

Corino was part of the Spanish squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, appearing in two group-stage matches plus the 4–0 quarter-final loss against eventual finalists Argentina.

Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1996