Juan José Urruti

Juan José Urruti

Juan José Urruti in 1987
Personal information
Full name	Juan José Urruti Acosta
Date of birth	(1962-05-24) May 24, 1962 (age 59)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1983	Racing de Córdoba	82	(14)
1983–1986	Valencia	74	(8)
1986–1988	Rosario Central	35	(5)
1988–1990	Bolívar	88	(9)
1991	Platense	8	(0)
1991–1992	Bolívar
1993–1995	Wilstermann	75	(11)
1996	San José	21	(3)
1997	Huachipato	?	(?)
National team
1980	Argentina U-20	4	(0)
1983	Argentina	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2007

Juan José Urruti (born May 24, 1962, in Rosario) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Bolivia and Chile.

Urruti started his professional career in 1979 with Racing de Córdoba. In 1980 Racing got to the final of the Nacional championship but eventually lost to Rosario Central.

In 1983 Urruti was signed by Valencia after a deal to buy his Racing Club teammate Luis Amuchástegui fell through at the last minute.^[1] Urruti played for Valencia until 1986, but he only managed to score 8 goals in 74 games.

In 1986 Urruti returned to Argentina to play for Rosario Central, he was part of the team that won the 1986-1987 championship.

In 1988 Urruti was signed by Bolívar in Bolivia, he won two Bolivian league championships either side of a brief return to Argentina in 1991 to play for Club Atlético Platense.

In 1993 Urruti joined Jorge Wilstermann where he won another Bolivian league championship in 1994. He joined San José in 1996 and played out his career with Huachipato in Chile in 1997.

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• (in Spanish) Valencia player profile