Place of birth Temuco, Chile Name Manuel Iturra Career start 2003 Years Team Weight 73 kg | Number 16 Height 1.74 m Role Footballer | |
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Full name Manuel Rolando Iturra Urrutia Date of birth (1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 (age 31) Current teams Udinese Calcio (#16 / Midfielder), Chile national football team (Midfielder) Similar People Miguel Pinto, Osvaldo Gonzalez, Felipe Seymour, Mauricio Victorino, Silvan Widmer Profiles | ||
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Goal manuel iturra barcelona 0 1 malaga 16 01 2013 golo hd
Manuel Rolando Iturra Urrutia ([ma'nwel i'tura]; born 23 June 1984) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Mexican club Club Necaxa as a defensive midfielder.
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- Goal manuel iturra barcelona 0 1 malaga 16 01 2013 golo hd
- Manuel iturra gol al barcelona 16 01 12
- U Chile Leiria
- Spain
- Udinese
- Necaxa
- International career
- References
Manuel iturra gol al barcelona 16 01 12
U. Chile / Leiria
Born in Temuco, Iturra made his top division debuts with Club Universidad de Chile in 2003, aged 19. He proceeded to be a first-team regular from his second season onwards, helping La U to the 2004 and 2009 Apertura tournaments.
In January 2011 Iturra was loaned to U.D. Leiria in Portugal, making his Primeira Liga debut on 12 February when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against C.D. Nacional. He started in all but one of the league games he featured in for the club as it eventually finished in tenth position and, at the end on the season, signed on a permanent basis.
Spain
For 2011–12, Iturra joined Real Murcia in the Spanish Segunda División, on loan. After appearing heavily during the campaign he returned to Leiria, where he had his contract terminated.
On 28 August 2012, free agent Iturra became the first summer signing of Málaga CF, as a direct replacement for Enzo Maresca who had moved to U.C. Sampdoria a few days before. He made his official debut on 18 September in the club's first-ever UEFA Champions League group stage match, coming on as a half-time substitute for Francisco Portillo in a 3–0 home win over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
On 16 January 2013, Iturra scored his first goal for Málaga, profitting from a defensive scramble to put the visitors ahead at the Camp Nou against FC Barcelona, in an eventual 2–2 draw for the season's Copa del Rey (4–6 aggregate loss).
From 2013 to 2015, Iturra represented Granada CF also in La Liga after signing a three-year contract. He made his competitive debut for his new team on 18 August, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 success at CA Osasuna.
Udinese
On 23 July 2015, Iturra joined Udinese Calcio, which like Granada was also owned by Italian businessman Giampaolo Pozzo. He made his debut in Serie A on 23 August, playing the entire 1–0 away win against Juventus FC.
On 30 January 2016, Iturra signed a six-month loan deal with Rayo Vallecano. He made just four starts during his brief stay.
Necaxa
On 4 June 2016, Iturra left Europe agreeing to a contract with Mexico's Club Necaxa.
International career
Iturra made his debut for Chile on 18 August 2005, against Peru. On 24 May of the following year, he scored the game's only goal in a friendly match with the Republic of Ireland.
Iturra represented the nation at the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, helping it to the quarter-finals.