Jesús Ángel Turiel de la Cruz (born 6 October 1973) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Ángel Turiel de la Cruz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1973[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 | |||
Club career
editTuriel 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- ^ a b c d "Jesús A. TURIEL De la Cruz". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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- Jesús Turiel at BDFutbol