Juan José Urruti (born May 24, 1962, in

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) is a former

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. He played for a number of clubs in

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and

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Career

Urruti started his professional career in 1979 with

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. In 1980 Racing got to the final of the

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but eventually lost to

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

. In 1983 Urruti was signed by

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after a deal to buy his Racing Club teammate Luis Amuchástegui fell through at the last minute.Clarín article
/ref> 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

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. In 1993 Urruti joined

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where he won another Bolivian league championship in 1994. He joined San José in 1996 and played out his career with

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in 1997.

Personal life

With his wife, Claudia Mussa, Urruti has a son

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who is a professional footballer and plays for

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in the

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Honours

Rosario Central *

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; ), known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Betano for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organ ...

: 1986–87 Bolívar *

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: 1988, 1992 Wilstermann * Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1994

References

External links

Valencia player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Urruti, Juan Jose 1962 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Men's association football forwards Racing de Córdoba footballers Valencia CF players Rosario Central footballers Club Bolívar players Club Atlético Platense footballers C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Club San José players Huachipato FC footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentina men's international footballers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen