Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga Loiola | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Elgoibar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2002 | Real Sociedad B | 18 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Real Sociedad | 33 | (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 | ||
| 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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga Loiola (born 23 November 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.
Football 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 2004 summer, 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 level).[2]
Honours
- Spain U16
Musical career
Gurrutxaga is the front-man and lead singer of Van Popel, an unattached band who tour mostly within the Basque Country.[3]
References
- ↑ Jankauskas congela la mejoría del Atlético de Madrid (Jankauskas freezes Atlético de Madrid improvement); ABC, 24 January 2000 (Spanish)
- ↑ Un gran Real Unión dejó sin dos puntos al Betis (Great Real Unión robs Betis of two points); Marca, 11 October 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ La banda sonora de las segundas oportunidades (The soundtrack of second chances); Noticias de Gipuzkoa, 10 October 2011 (Spanish)
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga – FIFA competition record
- Soccerway profile
- Van Popel's website