Manuel Iturra

Manuel Iturra

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Rolando Iturra Urrutia
Date of birth	23 June 1984 (1984-06-23) (age 27)
Place of birth	Temuco, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Murcia
Number	16
Youth career
	Universidad Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–	Universidad Chile	216	(6)
2011	→ União Leiria (loan)	11	(0)
2011–2012	→ Murcia (loan)	7	(1)
National team‡
2005–	Chile	33	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 October 2011

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Iturra and the second or maternal family name is Urrutia.

Manuel Rolando Iturra Urrutia (born 23 June 1984 in Temuco) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Real Murcia in Spain as a midfielder.

Club career

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 União de Leiria in Portugal,^[1] making his top level debut on 12 February, playing 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 10th position.

For 2011–12, still owned by Universidad, Iturra joined Real Murcia, in the Spanish second division.^[2]

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.^[3]

Iturra represented the nation at the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, helping it to the quarterfinals.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 May 2006	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Win	Friendly

References

1. ^ Portugal/ Official, União Leiria signed Iturra; Football Press, 10 January 2011
2. ^ El Murcia ficha al centrocampista internacional chileno Manuel Iturra (Murcia signs Chilean international midfielder Manuel Iturra); ABC, 19 August 2011 (Spanish)
3. ^ Rep of Ireland 0-1 Chile; BBC Sport, 24 May 2006

External links

• Manuel Iturra at National-Football-Teams.com
• Manuel Iturra – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile
• ESPN Soccernet stats

Persondata
Name	Iturra, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	23 June 1984
Place of birth	Temuco, Chile
Date of death
Place of death