SOCCER PLAYER

Javier Urruticoechea

1952 - 2001

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Francisco Javier González Urruticoechea (17 February 1952 – 24 May 2001), known as Urruti, was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At FC Barcelona, a club known for goalkeepers like Ferenc Plattkó, Antoni Ramallets, Juan Velasco and Ricardo Zamora, he became an important player, playing 307 La Liga games over the course of 16 seasons and also representing in the competition Real Sociedad and Espanyol. Urruti represented Spain in three World Cups. In 2001, he died in a road accident near Barcelona. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Urruticoechea is the 1,193rd most popular soccer player (up from 1,473rd in 2019), the 940th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,110th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Javier Urruticoechea ranks 1,193 out of 21,273. Before him are Ferenc Szusza, Krasimir Balakov, Patrick Battiston, Joan Capdevila, Naoemon Shimizu, and Walter Samuel. After him are Alberto Tarantini, Aron Winter, Javier Hernández, Kennet Andersson, Jérôme Boateng, and Enrique Collar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Javier Urruticoechea ranks 194. Before him are David Knopfler, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Annette O'Toole, Ralf Edström, Pietro Mennea, and Robert C. Martin. After him are Stewart Copeland, Essam Sharaf, Jeff Fahey, Marilyn Chambers, Per Petterson, and Morgan Tsvangirai. Among people deceased in 2001, Javier Urruticoechea ranks 112. Before him are Stelios Kazantzidis, Paul Vanden Boeynants, Richard Wurmbrand, Adhemar da Silva, Henri Alekan, and Leila Pahlavi. After him are Ken Tyrrell, William T. Stearn, Michael Ritchie, Stefan Heym, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, and Aaliyah.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Javier Urruticoechea ranks 940 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco Herrera the Younger (1622), Antonio Maura (1853), Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760), Itziar Ituño (1974), Galindo Aznárez I (825), and Joan Capdevila (1978). After him are Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614), Enrique Collar (1934), Bernardo Atxaga (1951), Tiberius Sempronius Longus (-250), Fausto Elhuyar (1755), and Turibius of Mogrovejo (1538).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Javier Urruticoechea ranks 96. Before him are David Silva (1986), Kepa Arrizabalaga (1994), Lucas Vázquez (1991), Míchel Salgado (1975), Domènec Balmanya (1914), and Joan Capdevila (1978). After him are Enrique Collar (1934), Álvaro Arbeloa (1983), Bojan Krkić (1990), Miguel Ángel Nadal (1966), Francisco Bru (1885), and Guillermo Gorostiza (1909).

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