Juan Martínez de Irujo
Introduction '''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 Fronton2004'''Martínez de Irujo'''Xala22-12Atano III2005Olaizola II'''Martínez de Irujo'''22-18Atano III2006'''Martínez de Irujo'''Olaizola II22-17Atano III2009'''Martínez de Irujo'''Olaizola II22-12Atano III2010'''Martínez de Irujo'''Xala22-13Atano III2014'''Martínez de Irujo'''Retegi Bi22-9Atano III
Doubles hand-pelota championship finals  Year Champions Runners-up Score Fronton2004Titín III - Goñi III'''Martínez de Irujo''' - Lasa III22-8Atano III2005'''Martínez de Irujo''' - Goñi IIIBengoetxea VI - Beloki22-12Atano III2006'''Martínez de Irujo''' - Martínez de EulateOlaizola II - Zearra22-11Ogueta2009'''Martínez de Irujo''' - Goñi IIIOlaizola II - Mendizabal II22-21Atano III2013'''Martínez de Irujo''' - ZabaletaBerasaluze VIII - Albisu22-4Bizkaia2014'''Martínez de Irujo''' - BadiolaOlaizola II - Aretxabaleta22-13Bizkaia2016Urrutikoetxea - Olaizola II'''Martínez de Irujo''' - Rezusta16-10Bizkaia
Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championships  Year Champion Runner-up Score Fronton2006'''Martínez de Irujo'''Barriola22-21Ogueta2008Olaizola II'''Martínez de Irujo'''22-17Atano III2009Sébastien González'''Martínez de Irujo'''22-18Atano III2010'''Martínez de Irujo''' Barriola22-17Atano III2011Olaizola II'''Martínez de Irujo'''22-12Bizkaia2013Olaizola II'''Martínez de Irujo'''22-16Ogeta2014'''Martínez de Irujo'''Olaizola II22-17Bizkaia2015Urrutikoetxea'''Martínez de Irujo'''22-20Bizkaia
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