Edmundo Zura Explained

Edmundo Zura
Fullname:Edmundo Salomón Zura de Jesús
Birth Date:1983 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Pimampiro, Ecuador
Currentclub:Deportivo Quito
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:2000–2001
Youthyears2:2001
Youthclubs1:LDU Quito
Youthclubs2:Imbabura SC
Years1:2001–2002
Years2:2002–2009
Years3:2004
Years4:2007–2008
Years5:2008
Years6:2009–2013
Years7:2011
Years8:2013
Years9:2013-2015
Years10:C.D.T. Universitario
Years11:2015-2016
Years12:2016-2017
Years13:2019
Clubs1:El Nacional
Clubs2:Imbabura SC
Clubs3:Macará (loan)
Clubs4:Barcelona SC (loan)
Clubs5:Newcastle Jets (loan)
Clubs6:El Nacional
Clubs7:San Jose Earthquakes (loan)
Clubs8:Deportivo Quito
Clubs9:Mushuc Runa
Clubs10:C.D. Técnico Universitario
Clubs11:Deportivo Otavalo
Clubs12:SD Rayo
Clubs13:Carchi 04 FC
Caps1:0
Caps2:54
Caps3:7
Caps4:5
Caps5:9
Caps6:45
Caps7:1
Goals1:0
Goals2:23
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:14
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2006–2009
Nationalteam1:Ecuador
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:15 August 2011
Ntupdate:1 August 2008
Goals9:2015

Edmundo Salomón Zura de Jesús (born 12 January 1983 in Pimampiro, Imbabura), is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays for El Nacional. Zura is a centre forward who is known for his superb heading, powerful shooting and ruthless finishing.[1]

Zura celebrates his goals by donning a blue Spider-Man style wrestling mask as a tribute to Otilino Tenorio who was killed in a car accident.[2] [3] His brother Rommel Zura is also a professional footballer and playing for Emelec.[4]

Club career

Zura started out playing with the LDU Quito under-18 side before joining Imbabura SC where he played in the lower divisions. He then moved to El Nacional for six months before rejoining Imbabura SC. He is currently under contract with Imbabura SC until 2011.[5]

Zura was loaned out to Macará for a short period in 2004 where he played in the top division of Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol before returning to play for Imbabura in the Serie B. He helped Imbabura secure its promotion to the Serie A during the 2006 Clausura where he was the league's top scorer with 18 goals.

Following his impressive displays at the 2007 Pan American Games, Zura was again loaned out, this time to Barcelona SC of Guayaquil. He joined the Ecuadorian giants in December 2007 but his contract was not extended when it expired on 30 June 2008.[6] He returned to Imbabura after only playing five games for Barcelona SC, having been given only limited opportunities by manager Ever Hugo Almeida.[7] After his return to Imbabura he played several games in the Serie B but made it clear that he intended to leave and play abroad.[8]

On 31 July 2008 Zura joined the reigning Australian champions Newcastle Jets as a marquee player.[9] [10] Zura has joined the Newcastle Jets from Imbabura on a one-year loan deal.[11] He had to travel to Santiago, Chile to obtain an Australian tourist visa which was to be converted to a sporting visa before he could make his A-League debut. As with most imports coming to the A-League, he tried to get his fitness levels up to compete in the physical and up-tempo A-League style of play.[12]

On 3 November 2008, Newcastle Jets and the striker parted ways. The Ecuadorean requested a mutual termination of his one-year loan deal, citing personal reasons.[13]

Zura joined Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes via loan on 15 August 2011.[14] The loan was terminated by San Jose on 31 August 2011 due to Zura's lack of fitness.[15] Zura returned to El Nacional.

In December 2012, Zura moved to Deportivo Quito,[16] where he played with his older brother Romel.[17]

Following a short stint with Muchuc Runa, Zura was moved to Club Deportivo Tecnico Universitario,[18] which played in the Ecuadorian Serie B at the time.

Zura retired in 2019.

International career

Zura earned his first cap for Ecuador against Brazil on 10 October 2006 after being called up by Colombia coach Luis Fernando Suárez.[19] He scored his first international goal on 21 January 2007 against Sweden.[20]

Zura captained Ecuador's under-23 side to victory as an overage player at the 2007 Pan American Games. He scored three goals including the match winning penalty in the final as Ecuador won their first international tournament. He was regarded as Ecuador's most impressive player of the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 7 October 2008)

ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueFinalsAsiaTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
MacaráCampeonato Serie A200470-------70-
Imbabura SCCampeonato Serie B20063218-------3218-
Campeonato Serie A2007205-------205-
Barcelona SCCampeonato Serie A200851-------51-
Imbabura SCCampeonato Serie B200820-------20-
Newcastle JetsA-League2008–09701000000401
Total67230

Honours

Club

Imbabura

International

Ecuador U-20

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ecuador optimism restored in Rio . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812015249/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=564929.html . dead . 12 August 2007 . FIFA. 7 August 2007.
  2. News: Striker Edmundo Zura . El Universo . Spanish . 19 February 2007 . 31 July 2008 .
  3. News: Striker Edmundo Zura goes to Australia . CRE Satelital Ecuador . 28 July 2008 . 31 July 2008 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080809213720/http://www.cre.com.ec/Desktop.aspx?Id=283&e=115945 . 9 August 2008 . dmy-all .
  4. News: Sentenced to substitution . El Universo . Spanish . 20 March 2007 . 1 August 2008 .
  5. News: The gold in Rio did not shine for all . 13 July 2008 . 31 July 2008 . El Comercio . Spanish .
  6. News: Hurtado does not appear in Barcelona; will Zura . 2 July 2008 . 31 July 2008 . El Universo . Spanish .
  7. News: Zambrano and Zura, two attackers who prefer to ignore the Shipyard . 8 May 2008 . 31 July 2008 . El Comercio . Spanish .
  8. News: Zura is going to Australia . La Calle . 30 July 2008 . 31 July 2008 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710183510/http://www.elmetrodeguayaquil.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=6461&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 . 10 July 2011 . dmy-all .
  9. News: Zura Is Newcastle Jets Marquee . . Adrian . Ormond . 31 July 2008 . 31 July 2008 . 7 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807044924/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/81572,zura-is-newcastle-jets-marquee.aspx . dead .
  10. News: Newcastle Jets unveil Edmundo Zura as marquee signing . James . Gardiner . . 1 September 2008 . 1 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803233149/http://theherald.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/afl/newcastle-jets-unveil-edmundo-zura-as-marquee-signing/1232023.aspx . 3 August 2008 . dmy-all .
  11. News: Edmundo Zura to play football in Australia . 29 July 2008 . 31 July 2008 . El Murcurio . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731170843/http://www.mercuriomanta.com/sistema.php?name=noticias . 31 July 2008 .
  12. Web site: Welcome to the Zura Fit Club - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate football Website . 4 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913163355/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/83953,welcome-to-the-zura-fit-club.aspx . 13 September 2008 . dmy .
  13. Web site: Zura Quits Jets - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate football Website . 3 November 2008 . 7 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081107165337/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/88151,zura-quits-jets.aspx . dead .
  14. Web site: Earthquakes ink Ecuadorian target man Zura on loan MLSsoccer.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110818124420/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/15/earthquakes-ink-ecuadorian-target-man-zura-loan. 2011-08-18.
  15. Web site: Earthquakes terminate Zura loan deal San Jose Earthquakes. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927010639/http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2011/08/earthquakes-terminate-zura-loan-deal. 2011-09-27.
  16. Web site: December 7, 2012 . Deportivo Quito fichó a Walter Calderón y Edmundo Zura . October 20, 2022 . El Universo.
  17. Web site: October 1, 2014 . Seis hermanos jugaron en el Bellavista por la novena fecha . October 20, 2022 . El Comercio.
  18. Web site: January 27, 2015 . Así van los fichajes de equipos de la Serie A para el 2015 . October 20, 2022 . El Universo.
  19. News: Ecuador soccer manager Suarez calls up B-team striker . . 4 October 2006 . 31 July 2008 .
  20. News: Match: Ecuador vs Sweden – International friendly . . 31 July 2008 . 25 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525194324/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=212473&cc=3436&league=FIFA.FRIENDLY . dead .