Jon Urzelai

Jon Urzelai
Personal information
Full name Jon Urzelai Inza
Date of birth (1977-03-01) 1 March 1977
Place of birth Oñati, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Real Sociedad B 61 (0)
1999–2000 Novelda 33 (0)
2000–2002 Barakaldo 64 (4)
2002–2004 Eibar 64 (1)
2004–2006 Murcia 42 (0)
2006 Vecindario 13 (0)
2007–2011 Eibar 118 (3)
Total 395 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jon Urzelai Inza (born 1 March 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Urzelai was born in Oñati, Gipuzkoa. He amassed Segunda División totals of 185 matches and two goals over seven seasons, in representation of SD Eibar (four years, two spells),[1] Real Murcia CF (two) and UD Vecindario (one).[2]

In a senior career that spanned 16 years, Urzelai played lower league football with Real Sociedad B, Novelda CF, Barakaldo CF[3] and Eibar. He scored his first goal in the second tier as a member of the latter club, opening a 2–0 home win against Getafe CF on 18 January 2004.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ugarte Lasagabaster, Amaia (3 June 2009). "Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa" [Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell]. Gara (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "El defensa Jon Urzelai renueva por dos temporadas con el Eibar" [Defender Jon Urzelai renews for two seasons with Eibar]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 11 July 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  3. ^ Rodríguez Beltrán, Javier (27 July 2000). "De nuevo, en Lasesarre" [Again, at Lasesarre] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. ^ "El Eibar apunta alto tras superar al Getafe" [Eibar aim high after besting Getafe]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). 19 January 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2025.