Josu Urrutia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josu Urrutia Tellería | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1990 | Bilbao Athletic | 108 | (13) |
| 1988–2003 | Athletic Bilbao | 348 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Josu Urrutia Tellería (born 14 April 1968 in Bilbao, Biscay) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
His 17-year senior career was solely connected with Athletic Bilbao, for which he appeared in 348 La Liga games over the course of 16 seasons (10 goals).
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[edit] Club career
A product of the Athletic de Bilbao youth academy, Lezama, Urrutia appeared once for the first team during 1987–88, then amassed a further five La Liga games in the following, going on to represent the B side in both the second and third divisions.
From 1990–91 onwards, he became a very important first-team member, being a valuable midfield element with tackling and stamina skills - a perfect complement for the more attacking Julen Guerrero - Urrutia appeared in 30 matches during 1997–98, as the Basque qualified for the UEFA Champions League, as second.
After only 19 matches combined from 2001–03 (only appearing in one Spanish Cup outing in the latter season), Urrutia retired from the game, at 35. On 7 July 2011, he won the presidential elections at his only club (54,36% of the votes), becoming only the fourth former player to be chosen for the post.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Josu Urrutia, nuevo presidente (Josu Urrutia, new president); Athletic's official website, 7 July 2011 (Spanish)
