Jesús Turiel

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Turiel and the second or maternal family name is De la Cruz.
Jesús Turiel
Personal information
Full name Jesús Ángel Turiel de la Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1973-10-06) 6 October 1973 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Málaga, Spain[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1987–1993 Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Valladolid B 116 (20)
1995–2001 Valladolid 82 (7)
1997–1998 → Toledo (loan) 22 (3)
2001–2004 Alavés 84 (2)
2004–2005 Elche 24 (0)
2005–2007 Hércules 58 (3)
2007–2009 Pontevedra 62 (2)
Total 448 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús Ángel Turiel de la Cruz (born 6 October 1973) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Turiel was born in Málaga, Andalusia. During his early career, the defensive-minded player with good heading ability represented Real Valladolid (which also loaned him, in 1997–98, to CD Toledo)[2] and Deportivo Alavés – being signed immediately after the 2001 UEFA Cup final[3]– after which he returned to Segunda División, representing Elche CF and Hércules CF.[4]

In the summer of 2007, Turiel joined Segunda División B club Pontevedra CF,[5] being released after two promotionless campaigns. Overall, he appeared in 135 matches each in La Liga and the second tier in 12 professional seasons, scoring eight and seven goals respectively.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Jesús A. TURIEL De la Cruz". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Hidalgo Chacel, Santiago (17 January 2015). "Jugar contra tu alma" [Playing against one's soul]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ "El Alavés presenta a Turiel, su primer refuezo de la temporada" [Alavés present Turiel, their first addition of the season]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 5 July 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ "El Hércules ficha a Redondo y Turiel y hoy inicia el trabajo" [Hércules sign Redondo and Turiel and start working today]. ABC (in Spanish). 20 July 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ Rascado, Tino (28 May 2008). "Turiel está convencido de que el Pontevedra lo dará todo para superar al Ceuta en Pasarón" [Turiel is convinced Pontevedra will give it their all to best Ceuta at Pasarón]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2018.

External links[edit]

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