Juan Martínez de Irujo

Mtz. de Irujo
Full name	Juan Martínez de Irujo
Born	4 December 1981 (1981-12-04) (age 29) Ibero, Olza, Navarra
Country	Spain
Province	Navarra
Height	1,86 m
Weight	84 kg
Debut date	June 6, 2003
Debut fronton	Labrit fronton
Categories	Hand-pelota
Position	Forward
Management	Asegarce
Singles
1st Hand-Pelota singles championship	2004, 2006, 2009
Doubles
1st Hand-Pelota doubles championship	2005, 2006, 2009
Cuatro y Medio
Cuatro y Medio	2006, 2008

Juan Martínez de Irujo (born 4 December 1981) is a professional Basque pelota player for ASPE company.

Early life

Martínez de Irujo was born in 1981 in Ibero, Olza. Is the son of Juan Angel Martinez de Irujo and nephew of the difunct professional pelotari Javier Martínez de Irujo.

Professional career

Martinez de Irujo made his debut on Labrit fronton in 2003, soon became an important player of the game, winning in 2004 the Hand-pelota championship and subchampion with Lasa III on the doubles tournament held the same year. In 2005 earned the subchampionship of 1st hand-pelota championship but won the doubles with Goñi III. In 2006 won the three titles of pelota: hand single, hand doubles and Cuatro y Medio as Julián Rategui did on 1990. In 2008 earned the subchampionship of cuatro y medio to Olaizola II. In 2009 won the doubles championship along with Fernando Goñi and won his third single hand-pelota title to Olaizola II.

1st Hand-pelota championship finals

Year	Champion	Subchampion	Score	Fronton
2004	Martínez de Irujo	Xala	22-12	Atano III
2005	Olaizola II	Martínez de Irujo	22-18	Atano III
2006	Martínez de Irujo	Olaizola II	22-17	Atano III
2009	Martínez de Irujo	Olaizola II	22-12	Atano III
2010	Martínez de Irujo	Xala	22-13	Atano III

Doubles hand-pelota championship finals

Year	Champions	Subchampions	Score	Fronton
2004	Titín III - Goñi III	Martínez de Irujo - Lasa III	22-8	Atano III
2005	Martínez de Irujo - Goñi III	Bengoetxea VI - Beloki	22-12	Atano III
2006	Martínez de Irujo - Martínez de Eulate	Olaizola II - Zearra	22-11	Ogueta
2009	Juan Martínez de Irujo - Goñi III	Olaizola II - Mendizabal II	22-21	Atano III

Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championships

Year	Champion	Subchampion	Score	Fronton
2006	Martínez de Irujo	Barriola	22-21	Ogueta
2008	Olaizola II	Martínez de Irujo	22-17	Atano III

External links

• Juan Martínez de Irujo profile

Persondata
Name	Irujo, Juan Martinez De
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Date of birth	4 December 1981
Place of birth	Ibero, Olza, Navarra
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