David Zurutuza

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David Zurutuza
Personal information
Zurutuza in training with Real Sociedad
Full name	David Zurutuza Veillet
Date of birth	(1986-07-19) 19 July 1986
Place of birth	Rochefort, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Sociedad
Number	17
Youth career
	Decathlon Ondarroa
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2009	Real Sociedad B	83	(5)
2007–2008	→ Eibar (loan)	24	(2)
2008–	Real Sociedad	119	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Zurutuza and the second or maternal family name is Veillet.

David Zurutuza Veillet (born 19 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as an attacking midfielder. He also holds French citizenship.

Early years

Zurutuza was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France, to a French mother and a Spanish father, with the family returning to the latter's native Basque Country shortly after.^[1]

Club career

Zurutuza joined Real Sociedad's youth system after starting his football career in Deba, Gipuzkoa. In the 2007–08 season he was loaned to neighbours SD Eibar, in the second division.^[2]

Zurutuza spent the following campaign with Real's B-team in the third level, suffering relegation. On 23 November 2008 he made his debut for the main squad, playing nine minutes in a 1–0 home win against SD Huesca.

In 2009–10, Zurutuza contributed with four goals in 28 games as Real Sociedad returned to La Liga after a three-year absence. He continued to be first-choice in the next season, making his debut in the competition on 29 August 2010 in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF,^[3] and scoring his first goal on 28 November in a 3–1 success at Sporting de Gijón;^[4]^[5] he only missed two league matches as the club managed to retain its division status.

References

↑ «Nací en Rochefort por accidente, crecí en Deba, vivo en Hendaia y no me siento francés» («I was born in Rochefort by accident, grew up in Deba, live en Hendaia and i don't feel French»); Diario Vasco, 7 October 2009 (Spanish)
↑ La Real trilingüe (Trilingual Real); El País, 21 September 2010 (Spanish)
↑ Sociedad make winning return; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
↑ Sociedad leave it late; ESPN Soccernet, 28 November 2010
↑ El bautismo goleador soñado (A dream scoring baptism); El Mundo Deportivo, 29 November 2010 (Spanish)

External links

Real Sociedad official profile (Spanish)
BDFutbol profile
Futbolme profile (Spanish)
Transfermarkt profile

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1 Bravo 2 C. Martínez 3 González 4 Elustondo 5 Bergara 6 Iñigo 7 Griezmann 8 Seferović 9 Agirretxe 10 X. Prieto (c) 11 Vela 13 Zubikarai 14 Pardo 15 Ansotegi 16 Canales 17 Zurutuza 18 Castro 20 José Ángel 21 Ifrán 22 Estrada 23 Ros 24 De la Bella 25 Granero Manager: Arrasate

Persondata
Name	Zurutuza, David
Alternative names
Short description	French footballer
Date of birth	19 July 1986
Place of birth	Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France
Date of death
Place of death

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