Juan Ugarte Aiestarán (born 7 November 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ugarte Aiestarán | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1998 | Antiguoko[1] | ||
| 1998–2000 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Real Sociedad B | 31 | (11) |
| 2001 | Real Sociedad | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Eibar | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | Real Unión | 16 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Barakaldo | 29 | (8) |
| 2004 | Dorchester Town | 7 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Wrexham | 30 | (16) |
| 2005–2006 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Wrexham (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Wrexham | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 122 | (44) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Ugarte was brought up in local giants Real Sociedad's youth system, but only appeared once for the first team during his two-year spell as a senior.[2] Released in 2002, he would also be very unfortunate at Basque neighbours Eibar – one match played in Segunda División.
In the following years, Ugarte played with Segunda División B sides Real Unión and Barakaldo, also in his native region.[3] In early 2004, after an unsuccessful trial at Wycombe Wanderers,[4] he moved to Dorchester Town until he was acquired by Wrexham, scoring his first goal for the latter in the Football League Trophy quarter-final tie against local rivals Chester City; he finished the year as that competition's top scorer, notably netting in the final against Southend United (2–0).[5]
Ugarte scored regularly during his time with the Welsh club, but this was not enough to avoid relegation to Football League Two after it had suffered a ten-point deduction for entering administration. On 5 March 2005, he put five past Hartlepool United in a 6–4 away win.[6] This remains the record for most away goals scored by a single player in the English professional league.[7]
Ugarte then joined a team in the Football League Championship, Crewe Alexandra, but injuries prevented him from ever starting a league game for them, also continuing to affect him during two loan returns to Wrexham. Despite his condition, the Dragons re-signed him in November 2006, but he only made three official appearances over two seasons, retiring at the age of 27.[8]
Personal life
editUgarte was boy friends with Xabi Alonso, who also emerged through Real Sociedad's youth ranks.[9][10]
Honours
editWrexham
Individual
- Football League One Player of the Month: March 2005
References
edit- ^ "Jugadores relevantes" [Relevant players] (in Spanish). Antiguoko KE. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Victoria agónica del Zaragoza" [Agonizing Zaragoza win]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 3 October 2001. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Fano, Oier (1 February 2011). "Una carrera anónima entre leyendas del fútbol inglés" [Anonymous career amongst legends of English football]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Berkhamsted Town 2 Wycombe Wanderers 1 – Friendly". Chair Boys. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Southend 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Hartlepool 4–6 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
- ^ "Entrevistamos a Juan Ugarte, goleador del Wrexham (We interview Juan Ugarte, goalscorer of Wrexham". La Media Inglesa. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Trueba, Jon (30 March 2008). "El adiós obligado de un ex realista aventurero" [The forced goodbye of an adventurous realista]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Marcos, José (14 February 2005). "El 'protegido' de Xabi Alonso" [Xabi Alonso's 'protégé']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Dragons boss vows to keep Juan Ugarte". Wales Online. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Southend 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
External links
edit- Juan Ugarte at BDFutbol
- Juan Ugarte at Soccerbase
