Marta Unzué

Marta Unzué

Unzué in 2012
Personal information
Full name Marta Unzué Urdániz
Date of birth (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988[1]
Place of birth Berriozar, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 FC Barcelona
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Osasuna
2006– Barcelona

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


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Unzué and the second or maternal family name is Urdániz.

Marta Unzué Urdániz (born 4 July 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right back for Primera División club FC Barcelona, with which she has also played the UEFA Women's Champions League.[2] She serves as the captain for Barcelona.[3]

Club career

Unzué arrived at Barcelona in 2006, along with her twin sister Elba. The team performed poorly and were relegated in her first season. Elba left the club after four years, but Marta remained and was appointed captain after the departure of Vicky Losada in 2015.[4]

Education

Unzué has obtained a degree in science of physical activity and sport in 2010 and a master's degree in nutrition and food in 2014 from University of Barcelona. She also has a level 2 certificate in Coaching Football.[5]

Personal life

Marta's uncle Juan Carlos Unzué also played football for Barcelona and Osasuna, as a goalkeeper.[6]

Honours

Club

FC Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ "Barca Femeni".
  2. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  3. ↑ http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/feminine/detail/article/unzue-and-rafols-captains-with-ruth-alexia-melanie-and-miriam
  4. ↑ Villarrubia, Begoña (30 October 2015). "Las herederas de Unzué" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-unzue-urdaniz-9a537171
  6. ↑ "Juan Carlos Unzué. Un guardameta legendario" (in Spanish). Sevillismo en Vena. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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