Juan Martínez de Irujo
Mtz. de Irujo | |
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Full name | Juan Martínez de Irujo |
Born | Ibero, Olza, Navarra | 4 December 1981
Country | Spain |
Province | Navarra |
Height | 1,86 m |
Weight | 84 kg |
Debut date | June 6, 2003 |
Debut fronton | Labrit fronton |
Categories | Hand-pelota |
Position | Forward |
Management | ASPE |
Singles | |
1st Hand-Pelota singles championship | 2004, 2006, 2009 |
Doubles | |
1st Hand-Pelota doubles championship | 2005, 2006, 2009 |
Cuatro y Medio | |
Cuatro y Medio | 2006, 2008 |
Juan Martínez de Irujo (born 4 November 1981) is a professional Basque pelota player for the Aspe team.[1]
Early life[]
Martínez de Irujo was born in 1981 in Ibero, Olza. He is the son of Juan Angel Martinez de Irujo and the nephew of the late professional pelotari (pelota player) Javier Martínez de Irujo.
Professional career[]
Martinez de Irujo made his debut on the Labrit fronton in 2003, and soon became an important player, winning the Hand-pelota championship and runner-up with on the doubles tournament held the same year. In 2005 he was again runner-up of the 1st hand-pelota championship, but won the doubles with . In 2006 he won the three pelota titles: hand single, hand doubles and Cuatro y Medio like had done back in 1990. In 2008 he was again runner-up at cuatro y medio to Olaizola II. In 2009 he again won the doubles championship along with Fernando Goñi, and won his third single hand-pelota title against Olaizola II.
1st Hand-pelota championship finals[]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Fronton |
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2004 | Martínez de Irujo | 22-12 | Atano III | |
2005 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22-18 | Atano III |
2006 | Martínez de Irujo | Olaizola II | 22-17 | Atano III |
2009 | Martínez de Irujo | Olaizola II | 22-12 | Atano III |
2010 | Martínez de Irujo | 22-13 | Atano III | |
2014 | Martínez de Irujo | Retegi Bi | 22-9 | Atano III |
Doubles hand-pelota championship finals[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Fronton |
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2004 | Titín III - | Martínez de Irujo - | 22-8 | Atano III |
2005 | Martínez de Irujo - | - Beloki | 22-12 | Atano III |
2006 | Martínez de Irujo - | Olaizola II - | 22-11 | Ogueta |
2009 | Martínez de Irujo - | Olaizola II - | 22-21 | Atano III |
2013 | Martínez de Irujo - | - | 22-4 | |
2014 | Martínez de Irujo - | Olaizola II - | 22-13 | |
2016 | - Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo - | 16-10 |
Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championships[]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Fronton |
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2006 | Martínez de Irujo | 22-21 | Ogueta | |
2008 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22-17 | Atano III |
2009 | Martínez de Irujo | 22-18 | Atano III | |
2010 | Martínez de Irujo | 22-17 | Atano III | |
2011 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22-12 | |
2013 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22-16 | |
2014 | Martínez de Irujo | Olaizola II | 22-17 | |
2015 | Martínez de Irujo | 22-20 |
References[]
- ^ Juan Martínez de Irujo profile Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine in the website of Aspe.
- Spanish pelotaris
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Cuenca de Pamplona
- Pelotaris from Navarre