Back خافيير أوروتيكويتشيا Arabic خافيير اوروتيكويتشيا ARZ Francisco Javier González Urruticoechea Catalan Javier Urruticoechea Czech Javier Urruticoechea Danish Javier Urruticoechea German Javier Urruticoechea Spanish Javier Urrutikoetxea Basque خاویر اوروتیکوئچا Persian Urruti French
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier González Urruticoechea | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 2001 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1969 | Lengokoak | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1972 | San Sebastián | ||
| 1972–1977 | Real Sociedad | 66 | (0) |
| 1977–1981 | Español | 121 | (0) |
| 1981–1988 | Barcelona | 120 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1974 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Spain B | 5 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Spain | 5 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Euskadi XI | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Javier González Urruticoechea (17 February 1952 – 24 May 2001), known as Urruti, was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
At FC Barcelona, a club known for goalkeepers like Franz Platko, Antoni Ramallets, Juan Velasco and Ricardo Zamora, he became a legend, playing 307 La Liga games over the course of 16 seasons and also representing in the competition Real Sociedad and Español.[1]
Urruti represented Spain in three World Cups. In 2001, he died in a road accident near Barcelona.[2][3]
- ^ Jonathan Stevenson and Chris Bevan (22 April 2008). "When Bryan Robson tamed Barca". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Fallece el ex jugador del FC Barcelona Javier Urruticoechea, 'Urruti' (Javier Urruticoechea, 'Urruti', former FC Barcelona player, dies); El País, 24 May 2001 (in Spanish)
- ^ Urruti, ex portero de Barça y Espanyol, fallece en un accidente de tráfico (Urruti, ex Barça and Espanyol goalkeeper, dies in road accident); El Mundo, 25 May 2001 (in Spanish)
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