Juan Ugarte

Spanish footballer
Juan Ugarte
Personal information
Full name Juan Ugarte Aiestarán
Date of birth (1980-11-07) 7 November 1980 (age 43)
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

Juan Ugarte Aiestarán (born 7 November 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born 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 SD Eibar – one match played in Segunda División.

In the following years, Ugarte played with Segunda División B sides Real Unión and Barakaldo CF, 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 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

Ugarte was best friends with Xabi Alonso, who also emerged through Real Sociedad's youth ranks.[9][10]

Honours

Wrexham

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Jugadores relevantes" [Relevant players] (in Spanish). Antiguoko KE. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Victoria agónica del Zaragoza" [Agonizing Zaragoza win]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 3 October 2001. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Berkhamsted Town 2 Wycombe Wanderers 1 – Friendly". Chair Boys. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Southend 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Hartlepool 4–6 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  7. ^ "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 2021-12-15. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Marcos, José (14 February 2005). "El 'protegido' de Xabi Alonso" [Xabi Alonso's 'protégé']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Dragons boss vows to keep Juan Ugarte". Wales Online. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Southend 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

External links

  • Juan Ugarte at BDFutbol
  • Juan Ugarte at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata