Jesús Turiel

Jesús Turiel
Personal information
Full name Jesús Ángel Turiel de la Cruz
Date of birth (1973-10-06) 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Turiel and the second or maternal family name is De la Cruz.

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.

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