Daniel Jarque Explained

Dani Jarque
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Full Name:Daniel Jarque González[1]
Birth Date:1 January 1983
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Death Place:Florence, Italy
Height:1.85 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthclubs1:Cooperativa
Youthyears2:1995–2001
Youthclubs2:Espanyol
Years1:2001–2004
Caps1:82
Goals1:1
Years2:2002–2009
Caps2:173
Goals2:8
Totalcaps:255
Totalgoals:9
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2001–2002
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2003
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2003–2005
Nationalcaps4:19
Nationalgoals4:3

Daniel Jarque González (1 January 1983 – 8 August 2009) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender and spent his entire career with Espanyol. He was named team captain one month before his death from a heart attack at the age of 26.[2]

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, and a product of local Espanyol's youth system, Jarque made his La Liga debut with his hometown club on 20 October 2002, in a match against Recreativo de Huelva in 2002–03.[3] After only 15 appearances over two seasons, he went on to become a defensive mainstay for a team that won the 2006 edition of the Copa del Rey.[4] On 18 September 2005, he scored the game's only goal to help the hosts defeat Real Madrid.[5]

In 2006–07, after renewing his contract until 2009,[6] Jarque appeared in 14 UEFA Cup games as Espanyol reached the final, lost on penalties to Sevilla.[7] In the previous league campaign, he contributed four league goals as the Pericos finished 15th.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Jarque relieved Raúl Tamudo of his captain duties at the start of 2009–10.[12] [13]

Death and tributes

According to several online Spanish newspapers, Jarque was found dead during Espanyol's pre-season, in Coverciano, Florence, Italy. On 8 August 2009, he was on the phone with his girlfriend in the team hotel when he suffered a heart attack.[14] Some other news sources say that Jarque's girlfriend, who was seven months into her pregnancy,[15] reported his absence to his roommate Coro.[2] [16]

On 15 August 2009, Arsenal player Cesc Fàbregas, a former teammate of Jarque in the Spain under-21 side, dedicated his second goal in his team's 6–1 Premier League win at Everton to him by raising a shirt with his name and number (#21, which he wore mainly as a professional).[17] The homage was again paid the following month – as Espanyol won the first match at their new Estadi Cornellà-El Prat – against Málaga – by 2–1 scorer Iván Alonso, as Jarque's pregnant girlfriend was also giving birth to the couple's daughter.[18]

On 11 July 2010, Jarque's close friend Andrés Iniesta celebrated his 116th-minute winner in the FIFA World Cup final by removing his jersey to reveal an undershirt with the sentence "Dani Jarque siempre con nosotros" ("Dani Jarque, always with us").[19] Two years later, after Spain won UEFA Euro 2012, Fàbregas again donned a T-shirt during the trophy celebrations to remember him.[20] [21]

The Espanyol training ground and B-team stadium was also renamed in Jarque's memory.[22]

Honours

Espanyol

2005–06[4]

Spain U19

2002[24]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Daniel JARQUE González. El Mundo. Spanish. 26 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Spain in mourning for Jarque. UEFA. 8 August 2009. 16 December 2022.
  3. News: Jarque: El líder de la senzillesa. Jarque: Leader of simplicity. El Punt. Marc. Raymundo. Catalan. 9 August 2009. 9 August 2009.
  4. News: ¡Increíble Espanyol!. Incredible Espanyol!. Mundo Deportivo. Andrés. Astruells. Spanish. 13 April 2006. 8 July 2014.
  5. News: El Espanyol le endosa al Madrid su tercera derrota en una semana. Espanyol hand Madrid their third loss in one week. Marca. Gregorio. García. Spanish. 18 September 2005. 8 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Jarque signs Espanyol extension. UEFA. 24 January 2006. 29 April 2010.
  7. Web site: Espanyol 2–2 Sevilla. BBC Sport. Charlie. Henderson. 16 May 2007. 5 September 2018.
  8. Web site: El R. Madrid pierde con el Espanyol (1–0), el Barça con el At. Madrid (2–1) y el Getafe es el nuevo líder. R. Madrid lose to Espanyol (1–0), Barça to At. Madrid (2–1) and Getafe are the new leaders. Cadena SER. Spanish. 18 September 2005. 3 April 2018.
  9. News: El Atlético no da para más. Atlético losing their breath. El País. Óscar. Sanz. Spanish. 28 November 2005. 3 April 2018.
  10. News: El tesón de Tamudo tumba al Betis. Tamudo's spunk downs Betis. El País. Robert. Álvarez. Spanish. 24 April 2006. 3 April 2018.
  11. News: El Zaragoza no puede vengarse de la Copa y empata con el Espanyol. Zaragoza cannot get Cup revenge and draw with Espanyol. Marca. Spanish. 30 April 2006. 3 April 2018.
  12. Web site: Raúl Tamudo deixa la capitania de l'Espanyol en favor de Dani Jarque. Raúl Tamudo leaves Espanyol's captaincy for Dani Jarque. Televisió de Catalunya. Catalan. 18 July 2009. 9 August 2009.
  13. News: Tamudo deja de ser el capitán del Espanyol. Tamudo is no longer Espanyol's captain. Marca. Spanish. 18 July 2009. 10 December 2015.
  14. News: Muerte súbita de Dani Jarque. Sudden death of Dani Jarque. El País. Barcelona. Jordi. Quixano. Spanish. 9 August 2009. 24 April 2018.
  15. Web site: 'Tragedy that's hard to understand'. UEFA. Paul. Bryan. 10 August 2009. 16 December 2022.
  16. News: Fallece Daniel Jarque, capitán del Espanyol. Daniel Jarque, Espanyol captain, dies. Marca. Spanish. 8 August 2009. 8 August 2009.
  17. Web site: Fabregas dedicates goal to Daniel Jarque. Arsenal F.C.. 17 August 2009. 17 August 2009.
  18. News: La hija de Dani Jarque nació durante el partido del Espanyol. Dani Jarque's daughter was born during Espanyol's match. Diario AS. Spanish. 23 September 2009. 16 December 2022.
  19. Web site: Iniesta dedicates winning goal to Jarque. ESPN Soccernet. 11 July 2010. 11 July 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024073611/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/808165/ce/uk/?cc=4716&ver=global. 24 October 2012.
  20. Web site: Euro 2012: Spanish players honor deceased after win. NDTV. 2 July 2012. 23 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190224/http://sports.ndtv.com/euro-2012/news/192830-euro-2012-spanish-players-honor-deceased-after-win. 23 December 2015.
  21. News: Iker Casillas hails 'marvellous moment in Spanish football history' as Spain win Euro 2012. London Evening Standard. 2 July 2012. 23 December 2015.
  22. News: La Ciudad Deportiva honra a Dani Jarque. The Sports City honours Dani Jarque. Marca. Mari Carmen. Torres. Spanish. 21 October 2013. 6 March 2017.
  23. Web site: Spain – List of Super Cup Finals. RSSSF. José Vicente. Tejedor Carnicero. Raúl. Torre. Carles. Lozano Ferrer. Anthony. Zea. Roberto. Di Maggio. 11 January 2019.
  24. News: España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19. Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions. Diario AS. Spanish. 28 July 2002. 5 September 2018.

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