Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gurrutxaga and the second or maternal family name is Loiola.
Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga
Personal information
Full name Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga Loiola
Date of birth (1980-11-23) 23 November 1980 (age 44)
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)
International career
1996–1997 Spain U16 10 (0)
1997 Spain U17 5 (0)
2000 Spain U21 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Winner 1997 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

  1. ^ Jankauskas congela la mejoría del Atlético de Madrid (Jankauskas freezes Atlético de Madrid improvement); ABC, 24 January 2000 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Un gran Real Unión dejó sin dos puntos al Betis (Great Real Unión rob Betis of two points); Marca, 11 October 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ La banda sonora de las segundas oportunidades (The soundtrack of second chances); Noticias de Gipuzkoa, 10 October 2011 (in Spanish)