Ismael Urzaiz

I find Ismael Urzaiz one of Spanish football's most quietly admirable figures. A Real Madrid youth product who never broke through there, he refused to fade and instead built an eleven-year identity at Athletic Bilbao, a club that only fields Basque players. To be a long-serving leader at such a proud, restrictive institution says everything about his resilience. He was an old-fashioned centre-forward, all physical strength and aerial menace, the kind of striker who bullies defenders rather than dazzles crowds. I respect players who choose longevity and loyalty over flash, and Urzaiz, the durable target man from Tudela, embodies exactly that.

Name (English)

Ismael Urzaiz

Name (Japanese)

イスマエル・ウルサイス

Reading

いすまえる・うるさいす

Born

October 7, 1971 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Origin

Tudela, Navarre, Spain

Height

2 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Navarre
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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