lizarazu was born in saint-jean-de luz, a small village in basque region of france, in 1969. his first club was eglantins hendaje (1977-1989). he then went to girondins bordeaux (1989-1996). after playing for bordeaux, he played for the spanish club athletic bilbao (1996-1997) before he went to bayern munich (1997-2005). for a six months, he played for olympique marseille (2004). he ended his career in 2005.