 Urquiaga earned 14 caps for the Spanish national team during four years, and was selected to the squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1984, being first-choice at the latter tournament as the nation eventually finished runner-up, to hosts France.His first match occurred on 26 March 1980, in a 0–2 friendly defeat to England in Barcelona.Urquiaga also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.