Juan José Urruti

Juan José Urruti
	Juan José Urruti in 1987
Personal information
Full name	Juan José Urruti Acosta
Date of birth	May 24, 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1983	Racing de Córdoba
1983–1986	Valencia
1986–1988	Rosario Central
1988–1990	Bolívar
1991	Platense
1991–1992	Bolívar
1993–1995	Wilstermann
1996	San José
1997	Huachipato
International career
1980	Argentina U-20
1983	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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

Argentine Primera División: 1986–87

Bolívar

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1988, 1992

Wilstermann

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1994

References

^ Clarín article^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Maximiliano Urruti". CF Montreal. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

External links

(in Spanish) Valencia player profile

[1] Clarín article^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[:0-2] "Maximiliano Urruti". CF Montreal. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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