Jesús Turiel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Ángel Turiel de la Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1993 | Valladolid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1997 | Valladolid B | 112 | (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 | 444 | (37) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jesús Ángel Turiel de la Cruz (born 6 October 1973 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
During his early career Turiel, a defensive-minded player with good heading ability, played for Real Valladolid (which also loaned him, in 1997–98, to CD Toledo) and Deportivo Alavés – being signed immediately after the 2001 UEFA Cup final – after which he returned to Segunda División, representing Elche CF and Hércules CF.
In the 2007 summer Turiel joined Segunda División B side Pontevedra CF, being released after two promotionless campaigns. Overall he appeared in 135 games each in La Liga and the second level in 12 professional seasons, scoring eight and seven goals respectively.
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- Jesús Turiel profile at BDFutbol
- Stats at Footballdatabase