José Félix Guerrero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Félix Guerrero López | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugalete, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Bilbao Athletic | 28 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Eibar (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | Racing Santander | 28 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | Real Sociedad | 30 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Eibar (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2002 | Burgos | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 160 | (16) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1992 | Spain U16 | 17 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Spain U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 1994 | Spain U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 1995 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José Félix Guerrero López (born 23 August 1975 in Portugalete, Basque Country) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Football career
Brought up in Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth ranks, Lezama, Guerrero made his senior debuts in the 1995–96 season, suffering Segunda División relegation with the B-team. In the following year, as Luis Fernández replaced Dragoslav Stepanović as manager, he was again deemed surplus to requirements and loaned, going on to experience one of his best campaigns as a professional with Basque neighbours SD Eibar, in the same category.
Released by Bilbao in the 1997 summer, Guerrero signed with Racing de Santander in La Liga, starting in most of the matches during the campaign and making his debut in the competition on 26 October in a 0–2 away loss against FC Barcelona, as the Cantabrians eventually retained their division status.
Subsequently he signed with another team in his native region, Real Sociedad, being sparingly used during his three-year spell, mainly due to injuries. In 2002, he joined Burgos CF in level three on a free transfer,[1] but retired from the game before the season started, aged only 27.
Honours
- Spain U21
- Spain U16
- UEFA European Championship: Runner-up 1992
Personal
Guerrero's older brother, Julen, was also a professional footballer, and a midfielder. He represented Athletic Bilbao during 14 professional seasons, and appeared for Spain in two FIFA World Cups, gaining nearly 45 caps.