Juan Martínez de Irujo
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Juan Martínez de Irujo is a professional Basque pelota player for ASPE company.
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.
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 championship1st Hand-Pelota singles championship
The 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship is the most important tournament competition of Hand-pelota category of Basque pelota. It was created in 1940, when the new Basque Pelota Spanish Federation, to have a champion of the category. In its beginnings, the championship was disputed every two...
and subchampion with Lasa III on the doubles tournament
1st Hand-Pelota doubles championship
The 1st Hand-Pelota doubles Championship known as Campeonato de España de mano parejas is the second most important tournament of Hand-pelota category in Basque pelota, after the 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship, known as manomanista...
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 Xala Xala is a 1975 Senegalese film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It is an adaptation of Sembène's own 1973 novel of the same name. The film depicts El Hadji, a politician in Senegal, who is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife... |
22-12 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |
| 2005 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22-18 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |
| 2006 | Martínez de Irujo | Olaizola II | 22-17 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |
| 2009 | Martínez de Irujo | Olaizola II | 22-12 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |
| 2010 | Martínez de Irujo | Xala Xala Xala is a 1975 Senegalese film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It is an adaptation of Sembène's own 1973 novel of the same name. The film depicts El Hadji, a politician in Senegal, who is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife... |
22-13 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |
Doubles hand-pelota championship finals
| Year | Champions | Subchampions | Score | Fronton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Titín III Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán is a Basque pelota forward player. Champion of the Doubles Hand-pelota tournaments of 1994, 2000 y 2004.-Professional career:... - Goñi III |
Martínez de Irujo - Lasa III | 22-8 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |
| 2005 | Martínez de Irujo - Goñi III | Bengoetxea VI - Beloki | 22-12 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |
| 2006 | Martínez de Irujo - Martínez de Eulate | Olaizola II - Zearra | 22-11 | Ogueta Ogueta fronton Ogueta is a short Basque pelota fronton located in Vitoria, in Álava Province, Basque Country, Spain-History:Ogueta was built in 1979 for the need of a high capacity fronton for the important events of professional pelota... |
| 2009 | Juan Martínez de Irujo - Goñi III | Olaizola II - Mendizabal II | 22-21 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |
Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championships
| Year | Champion | Subchampion | Score | Fronton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Martínez de Irujo | Barriola | 22-21 | Ogueta Ogueta fronton Ogueta is a short Basque pelota fronton located in Vitoria, in Álava Province, Basque Country, Spain-History:Ogueta was built in 1979 for the need of a high capacity fronton for the important events of professional pelota... |
| 2008 | Olaizola II | Martínez de Irujo | 22-17 | Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after... |