Ismael Urzaiz Aranda(Spanish pronunciation:[ismaˈeluɾˈθajθaˈɾanda];born 7 October 1971) is a Spanish formerfootballerwho played as acentre-forward.[2]
 Urzaiz in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismael Urzaiz Aranda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1971[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) | |
| International career | |||
| 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 atReal Madridwent on to represent seven other teams during his extensive professional career, mainlyAthletic Bilbaowhere he spent 11 years. Over 16 seasons, he amassedLa Ligatotals of 445 matches and 131 goals (61headers,record of the competition).[4][5]
Urzaiz appeared 25 times forSpain,representing the national team atEuro 2000.
Club career
editReal Madrid
editBorn inTudela, Navarre,Urzaiz began his professional career atReal Madrid'sreserves,joining theyouth systemfrom localTudelanoin 1985[6]and making his debut in theSegunda Divisiónfour years later. Despite being a successfulyouth international,he did not make anyLa Ligaappearances for the first team (however, he did play one game against Danish clubOB,in the1990–91 European Cup).[7]
Urzaiz spent the1991–92 seasonon loan atAlbacete,making his top-flight debut when he came on as asubstitutein a 4–0 home win againstAthletic Bilbaoon 20 October 1991.[8]In early 1993, he was loaned toCelta de Vigoin the same league.[9]
Professional journeyman
editUrzaiz left Real Madrid permanently in 1993, and in the following three seasons he played forRayo Vallecano,SalamancaandEspanyol,with a very modest scoring rate in the first two teams.[10]He helped Salamanca towin promotion to the top tier in 1995,scoring twice as they beat Albacete 5–0 in the play-offs following a 2–0 home loss in the first leg.[11]
The following campaign,Urzaiz joined Espanyol for 35 millionpesetas[6]and exploded as a first-rate attacking player, netting 13 league goals for a side that eventually finished fourth,[12][13]including ahat-trickagainst his former club Rayo Vallecano for a 4–2 home victory on 14 April 1996.[14]
Athletic Bilbao
editThe form of a revived Urzaiz attracted interest, and in summer 1996 he joined Athletic Bilbao for a 500 million pesetas fee,[6]beingeligible for the all-Basque teamhaving been born in Navarre. In eleven seasons, he scored 115 goals in 367 league appearances.[3]In1997–98,his eight successful strikes in 32 matches helped to a runner-up finish, which led todirect qualificationfor theUEFA Champions League,where he scored once in seven games.[7]
Urzaiz scored in double figures in six of his campaigns at theSan Mamés Stadium,[15]but the emergence of youth graduateFernando Llorente– even taller at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) – prompted his exit in July 2007;[16]he still featured in 35 competitive games in hisfinal year,coincidentally also his age by its end, but only completed the 90 minutes in six of them.[17][18][19]
As well as being only the 14th player (at that point) to pass 400appearances for Athletic,Urzaiz's total of 419 games set a club record for a player from Navarre which stood until 2020 when overtaken byIker Muniain.[20]
Ajax
editOn 19 July 2007, Urzaiz signed a one-year contract withAjax,joining fellow SpaniardsGabriandAlbert Luque.[21]He made his official debut on 15 August, in theChampions League qualifieragainstSlavia Prague(1–0 home loss, 18 minutes played).[22][23]
Urzaiz was released by theAmsterdamclub after just threeEredivisieappearances, announcing his retirement at nearly 37 shortly afterwards.[24]
International career
editUrzaiz representedSpainat the1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championshipon home soil, helping his country to win the tournament.[25]He also scored four goals forthe under-20 teamat the1991 FIFA World Youth Championship,held in Portugal.[26]
On 10 October 1996, Urzaiz made his debut for thesenior side,a 0–0 away draw with theCzech Republicfor the1998 FIFA World Cupqualifiers.Over the next three years he made only three more appearances and failed to score, but emerged as the hero as SpainqualifiedforUEFA Euro 2000,netting six times in three games – this included two againstAustriaand a hat-trick againstCyprus.[27]After a further two in afriendlywithPoland,[28]he was picked for the final stages in Belgium and the Netherlands.[29]
The recipient of 25capswith eight goals,[30]Urzaiz made his last international appearance in a 3–0 friendly loss toEnglandinBirmingham,in 2001.[31]Between 1997 and 2005 he also played seven times for theBasque Country representative team,scoring twice in a 3–2 win overMoroccoin 2000.[32]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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[a] | 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[b] | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
| Salamanca | 1994–95 | Segunda División | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 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[c] | 0 | – | 38 | 10 | |||
| 1998–99 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 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[c] | 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[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 519 | 147 | 54 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 600 | 169 | ||
- ^Appearance inEuropean Cup
- ^abAppearances in promotion/relegation play-offs
- ^abAppearances inUEFA Cup
- ^Appearances inUEFA Champions League
- ^Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Cup
International
edit- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Urzaiz goal.[30][35]
| 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 | Nuevo 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
editSpain U16
Individual
See also
edit- List of Athletic Bilbao players(+200 appearances)
- List of La Liga players(400+ appearances)
References
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- ^Doodeman, Michel (21 March 2018)."Van Real Madrid tot Ajax: de bijzondere carrière van Ismael" De Tank "Urzaiz"[From Real Madrid to Ajax: the special career of Ismael "Tank" Urzaiz] (in Dutch).Vice.Retrieved19 July2020.
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- ^"La cabeza de Fernando Llorente"[Fernando Llorente's head] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 11 November 2015.Retrieved28 March2018.
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- ^Mínguez, A. (31 March 1993)."Urzaiz, cedido ayer al Celta de Vigo"[Urzaiz, loaned to Celta de Vigo yesterday].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish).Retrieved14 March2021.
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- ^Líbero, Pedro (28 June 1995)."El Salamanca, a lo grande"[Salamanca, in style](PDF).Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish).Retrieved15 June2018.
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- ^Martínez, Alberto (4 September 2017)."Los otros 21: de Urzáiz, De la Peña, Molnar o Tayfun"[The other 21: Those of Urzáiz, De la Peña, Molnar or Tayfun].Diario AS(in Spanish).Retrieved20 September2024.
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- ^Scholten, Berend (15 August 2007)."Slavia make Ajax pay the penalty".UEFA.Retrieved12 November2015.
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- ^"Camacho cita a Salgado y deja fuera a Morientes"[Camacho picks Salgado and leaves Morientes out].La Voz de Galicia(in Spanish). 28 May 2000.Retrieved31 December2013.
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- ^Segurola, Santiago (1 March 2001)."Inglaterra golea (3–0) a España"[England rout (3–0) Spain].El País(in Spanish).Retrieved23 December2013.
- ^Suso, Ramón (30 December 2000)."Se hizo justicia"[Justice was done].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish).Retrieved15 June2018.
- ^Ismael Urzaizat BDFutbol
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- ^"Ismael Urzaiz".European Football.Retrieved9 October2018.
External links
edit- Ismael Urzaizat BDFutbol
- Ismael UrzaizatAthletic Bilbao
- Ismael Urzaizat National-Football-Teams
- Ismael Urzaiz–FIFAcompetition record (archived)