Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga Loiola | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Elgoibar, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Real Sociedad | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2002 | Real Sociedad B | 18 | (0) |
1999–2004 | Real Sociedad | 34 | (0) |
2003 | → Algeciras (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Real Unión | 13 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Lemona | 28 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Zamora | 35 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Real Unión | 51 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Lemona | 57 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Beasain | 23 | (0) |
Total | 271 | (4) | |
National team | |||
1996–1997 | Spain U16 | 10 | (0) |
1997 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
2000 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga Loiola (born 23 November 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender.
Club career[]
Born in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, Gurrutxaga played four La Liga seasons with Real Sociedad, but was almost always a fringe player during his spell, his best output being 16 games in his first year. He made his debut in the competition on 23 January 2000 in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid, being sent off in the process.[1]
After leaving Sociedad in the summer of 2004, following a short loan spell in the second division with Algeciras CF, Gurrutxaga resumed his career in the lower leagues, the sole exception being the 2009–10 campaign with Real Unión (24 matches, team relegation from the second tier).[2]
Musical career[]
Gurrutxaga was the front man and lead singer of Van Popel, an unattached band who toured mostly within the Basque Country.[3]
Honours[]
Spain U16
References[]
- ^ Jankauskas congela la mejoría del Atlético de Madrid (Jankauskas freezes Atlético de Madrid improvement); ABC, 24 January 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un gran Real Unión dejó sin dos puntos al Betis (Great Real Unión rob Betis of two points); Marca, 11 October 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ La banda sonora de las segundas oportunidades (The soundtrack of second chances); Noticias de Gipuzkoa, 10 October 2011 (in Spanish)
External links[]
- Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga at BDFutbol
- Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga at Soccerway
- Van Popel's website
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Elgoibar
- Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Sociedad B footballers
- Real Sociedad footballers
- Algeciras CF footballers
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Real Unión footballers
- SD Lemona footballers
- Zamora CF footballers
- SD Beasain footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish musicians