Juan José Urruti Explained

Juan José Urruti
Fullname:Juan José Urruti Acosta
Birth Date:24 May 1962
Years1:1979–1983
Years2:1983–1986
Years3:1986–1988
Years4:1988–1990
Years5:1991
Years6:1991–1992
Years7:1993–1995
Years8:1996
Years9:1997
Caps1:82
Caps2:74
Caps3:35
Caps4:88
Caps5:8
Caps7:75
Caps8:21
Caps9:?
Goals1:14
Goals2:8
Goals3:5
Goals4:9
Goals5:0
Goals7:11
Goals8:3
Goals9:?
Nationalyears1:1980
Nationalyears2:1983
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:23 October 2007

Juan José Urruti (born May 24, 1962, in Rosario) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Bolivia and Chile.

Career

Urruti started his professional career in 1979 with Racing de Córdoba. In 1980 Racing got to the final of the Nacional championship but eventually lost to Rosario Central.

In 1983 Urruti was signed by Valencia after a deal to buy his Racing Club teammate Luis Amuchástegui fell through at the last minute.[1] Urruti played for Valencia until 1986, but he only managed to score 8 goals in 74 games.

In 1986 Urruti returned to Argentina to play for Rosario Central, he was part of the team that won the 1986–87 championship.

In 1988 Urruti was signed by Bolívar in Bolivia, he won two Bolivian league championships either side of a brief return to Argentina in 1991 to play for Club Atlético Platense.

In 1993 Urruti joined Jorge Wilstermann where he won another Bolivian league championship in 1994. He joined San José in 1996 and played out his career with Huachipato in Chile in 1997.

Personal life

With his wife, Claudia Mussa, Urruti has a son Maximiliano who is a professional footballer and plays for Austin FC in the MLS.[2]

Honours

Rosario Central

Bolívar

Wilstermann

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.premionovela.clarin.com/diario/2005/08/03/um/m-1026369.htm Clarín article
  2. Web site: Maximiliano Urruti. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921035449/https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/players/968. 21 September 2020. 19 January 2021. CF Montreal.