Legazpi is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Irene Paredes, but the city has produced 5 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Iñaki Alcelay, José María Lizarralde, Juan Ignacio Lasa and Idoia Agirre. Among them are 3 male and 2 female players. Birth years range from 1938 to 1993.
