Juan Ugarte

Juan Ugarte
Personal information
Full name Juan Ugarte Aiestarán
Date of birth (1980-11-07) 7 November 1980
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Football 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 game played in the second division.

In the following years, Ugarte played with third level 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).

With the Welsh club, Ugarte continued to score regularly, but this was not enough to avoid relegation to Football League Two, after the club 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.[5]

Ugarte then joined another team in the Football League One, 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 appeared in three official games over the course of two seasons, retiring at the age of 27.[6]

Personal life

Ugarte was best friends with Xabi Alonso (one year his senior), who also emerged through Real Sociedad's youth ranks. He went on to play for Liverpool, Real Madrid, FC Bayern Munich and the Spain national team.[7][8]

Honours

Club

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. ↑ "Una carrera anónima entre leyendas del fútbol inglés" [Anonymous career amongst legends of English football]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 1 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Berkhamsted Town 2 Wycombe Wanderers 1 – Friendly". Chair Boys. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Hartlepool 4–6 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  6. ↑ "El adiós obligado de un ex realista aventurero" [The forced goodbye of an adventurous realista]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 30 March 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "El 'protegido' de Xabi Alonso" [Xabi Alonso's 'protegé']. El País (in Spanish). 14 February 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dragons boss vows to keep Juan Ugarte". Wales Online. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
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