Irune Murua

Spanish footballer
Irune Murua
Personal information
Full name Irune Murua Cuesta
Date of birth (1986-04-23) 23 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Retuerto SSD 62 (84)
2003–2004 Athletic Bilbao B 22 (16)
2003–2017 Athletic Bilbao 314 (106)
International career
Spain U-19
2006–2012 Basque Country 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2017

Irune Murua Cuesta (born 23 April 1986) is a Spanish retired football forward who played for Athletic Bilbao of Spain's Primera División.[1][2]

Career

Murua was a member of the Spanish team that won the 2004 Under-19 European Championship, where she scored two goals in the two first matches against Switzerland and Finland.[3]

In May 2017, she announced her retirement from professional football.[4]

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao
  • Primera División (4): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2015–16

International

Spain

Personal life

Irune Murua is the daughter of former footballer Andoni Murua.[5]

References

  1. ^ Athletic Bilbao profile
  2. ^ [1] Diario Marca
  3. ^ [2] Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  4. ^ "Tres leyendas del Athletic cuelgan las botas: Iraia Iturregi, Eli Ibarra e Irune Murua". Marca (in Spanish). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ [3] El Mundo Deportivo

External links

  • Irune Murua – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Irune Murua on Twitter
  • Profile at Athletic Bilbao
  • Profile at La Liga (in Spanish)


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