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Ismael Urzaiz Aranda (Spanish pronunciation: [izmaˈel uɾˈθajθ aˈɾanda]; born 7 October 1971) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre forward.[2]

Ismael Urzaiz

Urzaiz in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Ismael Urzaiz Aranda[1]
Date of birth	(1971-10-07) 7 October 1971 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth	Tudela, Spain[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Tudelano
1985–1989	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	Real Madrid B	50	(13)
1990–1993	Real Madrid	0	(0)
1991–1992	→ Albacete (loan)	11	(1)
1993	→ Celta (loan)	6	(1)
1993–1994	Rayo Vallecano	20	(1)
1994–1995	Salamanca	21	(3)
1995–1996	Espanyol	41	(13)
1996–2007	Athletic Bilbao	367	(115)
2007–2008	Ajax	3	(0)
Total		519	(147)
National team
1987–1988	Spain U16	11	(5)
1988	Spain U17	1	(2)
1988–1990	Spain U18	7	(6)
1988–1991	Spain U19	9	(3)
1989–1991	Spain U20	5	(4)
1990–1992	Spain U21	6	(1)
1991–1992	Spain U23	2	(0)
1996–2001	Spain	25	(8)
1997–2006	Basque Country	8	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Best known for his physical strength and aerial ability,[3] the unsuccessful youth graduate at Real Madrid went on to represent seven other teams during his extensive professional career, mainly Athletic Bilbao where he spent 11 years. Over 16 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 445 matches and 131 goals (61 headers, record of the competition).[4]

Urzaiz appeared 25 times for Spain, representing the national team at Euro 2000.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Tudela, Navarre, Urzaiz began his professional career at Real Madrid's reserves, joining the youth system from local CD Tudelano in 1985[5] and making his debut in Segunda División four years later. Despite being a successful youth international, he did not make any La Liga appearances for the first team (however, he did play one game against Danish club Odense Boldklub, in the 1990–91 European Cup).[6]

Urzaiz spent the 1991–92 season on loan at Albacete Balompié, making his top-flight debut when he came on as a substitute in a 4–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao on 20 October 1991.[7] In early 1993, he was loaned to Celta de Vigo in the same league.[8]

Professional journeyman

Urzaiz left Real Madrid permanently in 1993, and in the following three seasons he played for Rayo Vallecano, UD Salamanca and RCD Espanyol – with a very modest scoring rate in the first two sides. He helped Salamanca win promotion to the top tier in 1995, scoring twice as they beat Albacete 5–0 in the play-offs.[9]

The following campaign, Urzaiz joined Espanyol for 35 million pesetas[5] and exploded as a first-rate attacking player, netting 13 league goals for a side that eventually finished fourth, including a hat-trick against former club Rayo Vallecano for a 4–2 home victory on 14 April 1996.[10]

Athletic Bilbao

The form of a revived Urzaiz attracted interest and in the summer of 1996 he joined Athletic Bilbao for a 500 million pesetas fee,[5] being eligible for the all-Basque team having been born in Navarre. In 11 seasons, he scored 115 goals in 367 league appearances.[3] In 1997–98, his eight successful strikes in 32 matches helped to a runner-up finish, which led to direct qualification for the UEFA Champions League, where he scored once in seven games.[6]

Urzaiz scored in double figures in six of his campaigns at the San Mamés Stadium,[11] but the emergence of youth graduate Fernando Llorente (even taller at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)) prompted his exit from the club in July 2007;[12] he still featured in 35 competitive matches in his final year, coincidentally also his age by its end, but only completed the 90 minutes in six of them.[13][14]

As well as being only the 14th player (at that point) to pass 400 appearances for Athletic, Urzaiz's total of 419 games set a club record for a player from Navarre which stood until 2020 when overtaken by Iker Muniain.[15]

Ajax

On 19 July 2007, Urzaiz signed a one-year contract with AFC Ajax, joining fellow Spaniards Gabri and Albert Luque.[16] He made his official debut on 15 August, in the Champions League qualifier against Slavia Prague (1–0 home loss, 18 minutes played).[17][18]

Urzaiz was released by the Amsterdam club after just three Eredivisie appearances, announcing his retirement at nearly 37 shortly afterwards.[19]

International career

Urzaiz represented Spain at the 1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Denmark, helping his country win tournament.[20] He also scored four goals for the under-20 team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Portugal.[21]

On 10 October 1996, Urzaiz made his debut for the senior side, a 0–0 away draw with the Czech Republic for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Over the next three years he made only three more appearances and failed to score, but emerged as the hero as Spain qualified for UEFA Euro 2000, netting six times in three games – this included two against Austria and a hat-trick against Cyprus.[22] After a further two in a friendly with Poland,[23] he was subsequently picked for the final stages in Belgium and the Netherlands.

After 25 caps and eight goals,[24] Urzaiz made his last international appearance in a 3–0 friendly loss to England, in Birmingham in 2001.[25] Between 1997 and 2005 he also played seven times for the Basque Country representative team, scoring twice in a 3–2 win over Morocco in 2000.[26]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[27][28]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	1989–90	Segunda División	10	5	0	0	–		–		10	5
	1990–91	Segunda División B	13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
	1992–93	Segunda División	27	8	–		–		–		27	8
	Total		50	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	13
Real Madrid	1990–91	La Liga	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		1	0
	1991–92		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	1992–93		0	0	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Albacete (loan)	1991–92	La Liga	11	1	1	0	–		–		12	1
Celta (loan)	1992–93	La Liga	6	1	0	0	–		–		6	1
Rayo Vallecano	1993–94	La Liga	20	1	3	3	–		3[lower-alpha 2]	1	26	5
Salamanca	1994–95	Segunda División	21	3	5	1	–		2[lower-alpha 2]	2	28	6
Espanyol	1995–96	La Liga	41	13	10	2	0	0	–		51	15
Athletic Bilbao	1996–97	La Liga	38	16	4	2	–		–		42	18
	1997–98		32	8	3	2	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	–		38	10
	1998–99		36	16	2	0	7[lower-alpha 4]	1	–		45	17
	1999–00		33	5	4	2	–		–		37	7
	2000–01		34	10	4	3	–		–		38	13
	2001–02		36	16	6	2	–		–		42	18
	2002–03		31	13	2	1	–		–		33	14
	2003–04		37	8	1	0	–		–		38	8
	2004–05		31	12	5	0	8[lower-alpha 3]	0	–		44	12
	2005–06		26	3	1	0	0	0	–		27	3
	2006–07		33	8	2	0	–		–		35	8
	Total		367	115	34	12	18	1	0	0	419	128
Ajax	2007–08	Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			519	147	54	18	22	1	5	3	600	169

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Urzaiz goal.[24][29]

List of international goals scored by Ismael Urzaiz

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 March 1999	Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Austria	3–0	9–0	Euro 2000 qualifying
2				5–0
3	31 March 1999	Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	3–0	6–0	Euro 2000 qualifying
4	8 September 1999	Vivero, Badajoz, Spain	Cyprus	1–0	8–0	Euro 2000 qualifying
5				2–0
6				4–0
7	26 January 2000	Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain	Poland	2–0	3–0	Friendly
8				3–0

Honours

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1988[20]

Individual

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: silver shoe: 1991[21]

See also

• List of Athletic Bilbao players (+200 appearances)
• List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)

References

External links

• Ismael Urzaiz at BDFutbol
• Ismael Urzaiz at Athletic Bilbao
• Ismael Urzaiz at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ismael Urzaiz – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Ismael Urzaiz

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[es] Ismael Urzaiz

Ismael Urzaiz Aranda (Tudela, Navarra, 7 de octubre de 1971) es un exfutbolista español. Jugaba de delantero centro y fue un gran rematador de cabeza. Formado en la cantera del Real Madrid, pasó la mayor parte de su carrera en el Athletic Club, tras haber jugado en otros cuatro equipos de Primera División.[1]

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[fr] Ismael Urzáiz

Ismael Urzáiz Aranda est un ancien footballeur espagnol né le 7 octobre 1971 à Tudela en Navarre.

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[it] Ismael Urzaiz

Ismael Urzaiz Aranda (Tudela, 7 ottobre 1971) è un ex calciatore spagnolo e basco.

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[ru] Урсаис, Исмаэль

Исмаэль Урсаис Аранда (исп. Ismael Urzaiz Aranda; родился 7 октября 1971 года, Тудела) — испанский футболист баскского происхождения, нападающий. Воспитанник клуба «Реал Мадрид», за который не сыграл ни одного матча. Известность приобрёл в клубе «Атлетик Бильбао», за который провёл 367 матчей и забил 116 голов в чемпионате Испании. Сыграл 25 матчей и забил 8 голов за национальную сборную Испании, также выступал за сборную команду Страны Басков. Участник Чемпионата Европы 2000 года. Последним клубом игрока был амстердамский «Аякс». В 2008 году завершил карьеру футболиста.

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