José Antonio Pikabea Larrarte (born 26 September 1970), also known as Kote, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
Born in Hondarribia, Basque Country, Pikabea joined Real Sociedad's youth system at the age of 17, going on to spend four seasons with their reserves.
On 8 March 1992 he made his La Liga debut, playing 21 minutes in a 2–1 away win against Valencia CF; his first appearance was handed by John Toshack.
[2] In 1997–98, he only missed two league games and totalled 3,214 minutes of action as the team finished in third position, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup.
A continuous loss of form made him appear in just six matches in his penultimate season (again with Toshack, who was having his third stint as head coach), and none whatsoever in his last, with French Raynald Denoueix on the bench.