Josu Hernáez

Spanish footballer
Josu Hernáez
Personal information
Full name Josu Hernáez Lopetegui
Date of birth (1985-07-04) 4 July 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Eibar, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Eibar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Durango
2006–2007 Eibar 9 (0)
2007–2008 Bilbao Athletic 4 (0)
2008–2009 Zaragoza B 16 (3)
2009–2014 Sestao 119 (17)
2014–2016 Mirandés 6 (0)
2016–2018 Real Unión 38 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2017

Josu Hernáez Lopetegui (born 4 July 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.

Football career

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Hernáez played for SD Eibar's youth setup before eventually joining seven-a-side football. In the 2004 summer he moved to SCD Durango, and made his debuts as a senior during the campaign, in Tercera División. In 2006, he returned to Eibar, being assigned to the main squad in Segunda División B.[1]

On 13 July 2007 Hernáez joined Athletic Bilbao, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.[2] However, after featuring rarely with the Lions, he moved to another reserve team, Real Zaragoza B on 18 January of the following year.[3]

In September 2008 Hernáez suffered a serious knee injury which took him out of the entire 2008–09 season.[4] He was later released by the Aragonese, and moved to Sestao River Club in the 2009 summer.

On 29 August 2014 Hernáez joined Segunda División's CD Mirandés.[5] He made his professional debut on 14 September, aged 29, playing the entire second half in a 0–1 away loss against CD Tenerife.[6]

References

  1. ^ San Miguel, Conde y Hernáez figuran en la lista del futuro proyecto del Eibar (San Miguel, Conde and Hernáez are in Eibar's future project); Diario Vasco, 16 June 2006 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Los jóvenes eibarreses Josu Hernáez e Iñigo Retegi se incorporan al Athletic (The young eibarreses Josu Hernáez and Iñigo Retegi join Athletic); Diario Vasco, 14 July 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Josu Hernáez deja el Athletic B y ficha por el Zaragoza B de Tercera División (Josu Hernáez leaves Athletic B and signs for Zaragoza B); Diario Vasco, 17 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El ex-azulgrana Josu Hernáez dice adiós a la temporada debido a una grave lesión (Former azulgrana player Josu Hernáez says goodbye to the season due to a serious injury); El Correo, 11 September 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Josu Hernáez, nuevo jugador del C.D. Mirandés (Josu Hernáez, new player of C.D. Mirandés) Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine; Mirandés' official website, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Guarrotxena lleva la tranquilidad (Guarrotxena brings peace); Marca, 14 September 2014 (in Spanish)

External links

  • Josu Hernáez at BDFutbol
  • Josu Hernáez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
  • Josu Hernáez at Soccerway
  • Josu Hernáez at Athletic Club