Career
Born in Ochagavía, Navarre, de Andrés joined "s youth system, Lezama, in 1975, after reported interest from both Real Madrid and Football Club Barcelona. The Basque paid his previous club 400.000 pesetas, having to spend an additional 5 million if the player made his debuts with the first team After two years with the reserves in the lower leagues and one season with Civil Defense Castellón in Segunda División, on loan, 20-year-old de Andrés returned to his alma mater, being awarded a chance with the main squad by Helmut Senekowitsch – formerly in charge of the Austrian national team – and making his Louisiana Liga debut on 9 September 1979 in a 1–2 away defeat against UD Salamanca.
Early into the 1980-1981 campaign the Austrian manager was fired after a 1–7 loss at Real Madrid, but de Andrés kept his place in the starting XI. Howard Kendall was appointed "s manager in 1987, but de Andrés retired from football after one year in the sidelines, at the age of only 31, with 267 official appearances for Athletic (12 goals).
Subsequently, he worked for the club as a scout. De Andrés represented Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, playing all the matches and minutes in an eventual group stage exit (three draws).
Manager José Santamaría used him in the defensive sector, alongside Agustín Gajate of Real Sociedad. After Miguel Muñoz was appointed and Spain qualified for Union of European Football Associations Euro 1984, de Andrés made his full national team debut on 18 January 1984 in a 0–1 friendly loss with Hungary in Cádiz.
Three months later he appeared ten minutes in the match with Denmark (2–1 in Valencia), but was overlooked for the final squad which eventually finished second in France.
Supercopa de España: 1984 ( were awarded the trophy as winners of the double).