Juan Martínez de Irujo

Mtz. de Irujo
Full name	Juan Martínez de Irujo
Born	(1981-12-04) 4 December 1981 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	ASPE
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 November 1981) is a professional Basque pelota player for the Aspe team.

Early life

Martínez de Irujo was born in 1981 in Ibero, Olza. He is the son of Juan Angel Martinez de Irujo and the nephew of the late professional pelotari (pelota player) Javier Martínez de Irujo.

Professional career

Martinez de Irujo made his debut on the Labrit fronton in 2003, and soon became an important player, winning the Hand-pelota championship and runner-up with Lasa III on the doubles tournament held the same year. In 2005 he was again runner-up of the 1st hand-pelota championship, but won the doubles with Goñi III. In 2006 he won the three pelota titles: hand single, hand doubles and Cuatro y Medio like Julián Rategui had done back in 1990. In 2008 he was again runner-up at cuatro y medio to Olaizola II. In 2009 he again won the doubles championship along with Fernando Goñi, and won his third single hand-pelota title against Olaizola II.

1st Hand-pelota championship finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	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
2014	Martínez de Irujo	Retegi Bi	22-9	Atano III

Doubles hand-pelota championship finals

Year	Champions	Runners-up	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	Martínez de Irujo - Goñi III	Olaizola II - Mendizabal II	22-21	Atano III
2013	Martínez de Irujo - Zabaleta	Berasaluze VIII - Albisu	22-4	Bizkaia
2014	Martínez de Irujo - Badiola	Olaizola II - Aretxabaleta	22-13	Bizkaia

Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championships

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Fronton
2006	Martínez de Irujo	Barriola	22-21	Ogueta
2008	Olaizola II	Martínez de Irujo	22-17	Atano III
2009	Sébastien González	Martínez de Irujo	22-18	Atano III
2010	Martínez de Irujo	Barriola	22-17	Atano III
2011	Olaizola II	Martínez de Irujo	22-12	Bizkaia
2013	Olaizola II	Martínez de Irujo	22-16	Ogeta
2014	Martínez de Irujo	Olaizola II	22-17	Bizkaia