Xabier Eskurza

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eskurza and the second or maternal family name is García.
Xabier Eskurza
Personal information
Full name Xabier Eskurza García
Date of birth (1970-01-17) 17 January 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Trapagaran, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1988 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Bilbao Athletic 53 (6)
1989–1994 Athletic Bilbao 114 (7)
1994–1995 Barcelona 15 (0)
1995–1997 Valencia 52 (2)
1997–1998 Mallorca 24 (0)
1998–2000 Oviedo 51 (0)
Total 309 (15)
National team
1989–1990 Spain U20 3 (1)
1990–1991 Spain U21 6 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 7 (0)
1994–1999 Basque Country 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Xabier Eskurza García (born 17 January 1970) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.[2]

Career[]

Progressing through the youth system of Athletic Bilbao, Eskurza made his professional debut in the 1989–90 season in a 2–0 win over Celta on 17 September 1989.[3] After strong performances in the 1993–94 season, he failed to reach an agreement for a contract renewal and signed with Johan Cruyff's Barcelona in a swap deal with Jon Andoni Goikoetxea.[4][5]

However, Eskurza would only play one season for the club due to, in part, the fact that he had suffered a serious injury after the first matchday of the season, sidelining him for four months.[6] After his return to action, he played 15 games, but at the end of the season he signed with Valencia, where he spent two seasons. For the 1997–98 season, he moved to Mallorca with whom he reached the Copa del Rey final, missing the last penalty of the shootout.[7] In 1998, Eskurza joined Oviedo where his career was cut short in 2000, at just 30 years old, due to hip injuries.[8]

After his retirement, he became a player representative.[8][9]

Honours[]

Barcelona

Mallorca

References[]

  1. ^ "Eskurza, Xabier Eskurza García – Footballer". BDFutbol. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Castañeda, Eduardo (5 August 1994). "Casi podrían visitarse en bicicleta" [They could almost visit each other by bike]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletic Club – Celta de Vigo (2 – 0) 17/09/1989". BFFutbol. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Los peores fichajes del Barcelona". Libertad Digital (in European Spanish). 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Goikoetxea por Eskurza". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 August 1994.
  6. ^ "Eskurza, operado". El País (in Spanish). 8 September 1994.
  7. ^ Palma, Jaume Bauzà (7 March 2016). "Final de Mestalla 1998: un partido para la leyenda". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish).
  8. ^ a b Armero, Andrés (14 February 2014). "Eskurza: Si el Athletic quedase cuarto, habría que sacar la gabarra". MARCA.
  9. ^ Ugalde, Iñaki (16 June 2021). "Capa lo que quiere es quedarse en el Athletic". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).

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