Javier Urruticoechea

Quick Facts

Full Name	Javier Urruticoechea
Occupation	Spanish Footballer
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1952(1952-02-17)
Age	72
Date Of Death	2001-05-24
Birthplace	San Sebastián
Country	Spain
Horoscope	Aquarius

Javier Urruticoechea Biography

Javier Urruticoechea is one of the most popular and richest Spanish footballer who was born on February 17, 1952 in San Sebastián, Spain. Francisco Javier Gonzalez Urruticoechea (17 February 1952 – 24 May 2001) also popularly referred to as Urruti was a Spanish footballer who was goalkeeper.

In the year he was in his third, Urruti won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy as he played in all matches that were that were safe. He was an important participant in the Catalonia team that was coached by Terry Venables that won the league in 1985, and later reached the final of European Cup in the following year. On the 25th of March 1985, during a match with Real Valladolid, his penalty saved against Magico Gonzalez successfully secured the trophy.

Urruti represented Spain in three World Cups. In 2001, he died in a road accident near Barcelona.

During the second leg of the European Cup semi-final against IFK Göteborg, Urruti successfully protested to the referee about a conceded goal after he spotted the ball had gone out of play – Barcelona were trailing 0–3 from the first leg and the decision kept them in the game. They eventually drew level, and in the subsequent penalty shootout he saved a crucial penalty and then scored one; the final with FC Steaua Bucureşti, however, was to end in disappointment as, although he saved two shots in the shootout (after 0–0 in regulation), his Romanian counterpart, Helmuth Duckadam, stopped all four.

After Arconada had settled down, Urruti moved to RCD Espanol and was awarded the Don Balon award in 1981 (Spanish Footballer of the Year) and then moved across the city after the game to be a part of FC Barcelona.

Javier Urruticoechea Net Worth

Javier Urruticoechea is one of the richest Spanish Footballer from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Javier Urruticoechea 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa, Urruti was a junior alongside Lengokoak prior to joining Real Sociedad in 1969, for a total of three years in an in-house reserve side. In the following La Liga seasons, he continued to fight for the first-choice position with legendary Luis Arconada.

Urruti was a five-time player for Spain during a period of two years and was part of the Spanish teams for the 1982, 1978 as well as the 1986 FIFA World Cups, also being selected to play in UEFA Euro 1980. His first appearance was in a friendly game against Norway on the 29th March 1978 in Gijon However, his struggles at club level were reflected on the international stage, since Urruti was not able to take over the role of his fellow Basques Arconada as well as Zubizarreta.

After Andoni Zubizarreta, another Basque, arrived from Athletic Bilbao in 1986, Urruti was pushed to the bench and only appeared in one league match in his final two seasons combined, later being the club’s goalkeeper coach. On 24 May 2001, he died after his car hit the central barrier of a ring road in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, at just 49; an annual golf tournament, the Memorial Javier Urruti, was subsequently played in his honour.

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Javier Ranked on the list of most popular Spanish footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Javier Urruticoechea celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.