Cristian Urbistondo López (born 14 August 1979), known as Txiki, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Urbistondo López | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Europa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Europa | 66 | (4) |
| 2000–2003 | Sabadell | 59 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Girona | 29 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Sabadell | 54 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Villanueva | 34 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Ceuta | 37 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Cartagena | 117 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Girona | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | La Unión | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Pinatar | 26 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | La Unión | 26 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Mar Menor | 65 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Lorca Deportiva | 21 | (2) |
| 2019 | Teruel | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Los Garres | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Archena Sport | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Molinense | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:49, 6 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, Txiki spent the vast majority of his extensive senior career in the lower leagues, starting out at CE Europa in his native region. From 2009 to 2013 he competed in the Segunda División, in representation of FC Cartagena[1] and Girona FC.[2]
After winning promotion with Cartagena,[3] Txiki made his professional league debut on 29 August 2009, playing the entire 1–0 away win against Girona and being booked.[4] He scored the first of two goals in the second tier on 7 February 2010, in a 3–2 victory at Rayo Vallecano.[5][6]
In the Segunda División B, Txiki appeared for CE Sabadell FC (two spells),[7] Girona,[2] CD Villanueva,[7] AD Ceuta[1] and CD Teruel, signing for the latter club at the age of 39.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Moya, Francisco J. (26 June 2008). "Txiki, del Ceuta, fichará por el Cartagena" [Txiki, of Ceuta, will sign for Cartagena]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "El Girona fitxa el defensa "Txiki" Urbistondo que viurà la segona etapa a Montilivi" [Girona sign defender "Txiki" Urbistondo who will have second spell at Montilivi] (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Moya, Alejandro (24 May 2019). "Se cumplen diez años del ascenso de Alcoy" [Tenth anniversary of promotion in Alcoy] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "De Lucas abre la lata de los goles en Segunda" [De Lucas opens can of goals in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "El Cartagena sentencia a Mel" [Cartagena sentence Mel]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 February 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "El Cartagena salva un punto ante un Castellón sin suerte" [Cartagena rescue one point against luckless Castellón]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 February 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "El Girona fitxa 'Txiki' per una temporada" [Girona sign 'Txiki' for one season]. Ara (in Catalan). 31 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Urbistondo Txiki ficha por el C.D. Teruel" [Cristian Urbistondo Txiki signs for C.D. Teruel.] (in Spanish). Deportes Teruel. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.