Jon Azkargorta
{{Short description|Spanish rugby union player (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
|name=Jon Azkargorta
|birth_name=Jon Azkargorta Aretxabala
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1963|5|3|df=yes}}
|birth_place=Algorta, Basque Country, Spain
| weight= 75kg
| height=1,75m
| ru_position = Centre, Fullback
| years1 = 1981-2003
| clubs1 = Getxo Artea RT{{Cite web|date=2020-06-08|title=El primer paso de la época dorada del Getxo Rugby|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/bizkaia/20200608/481657030854/rugby-getxo-rugby-fadura-copa-1990-epoca-dorada-titulos-liga-inaki-laskurain.html|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|archive-date=2020-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126141429/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/bizkaia/20200608/481657030854/rugby-getxo-rugby-fadura-copa-1990-epoca-dorada-titulos-liga-inaki-laskurain.html|url-status=live}}
| apps1 =
| points1 =
| repyears1 = 1982-1994
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Spain}}
| repcaps1 = 42
| reppoints1 = 22
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Jon Azkargorta Aretxabala (born in Algorta, Getxo, on 3 May 1963) is a Spanish former rugby union player. He played as centre or as fullback. He was nicknamed "Azkar".
Career
Azkargorta always played for Getxo Artea RT from his hometown. He formed part the only División de Honor title on the club's cabinet, in the 1992–93 season, and several Copa del Rey titles. In 1986 he was one of the members of the first Spain sevens team.{{Cite web|title=Jon Azkargorta Aretxabala|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/9543.html|access-date=2020-11-21|website=ESPN scrum|archive-date=2023-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319114618/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/9543.html|url-status=live}} He is the second player with most caps (76) in the story of the Spain national team, only after Francisco Puertas.{{Cite web|title=Comité Olímpico Español|url=https://www.coe.es/COE/bd_perso.nsf/2012FDeportistaN3?OpenForm&query=10642*&DEPORTISTA=7583*|access-date=2020-11-21|website=www.coe.es}} He was first capped against Argentina in Madrid, on 23 November 1982 and his last cap was against Wales national rugby union team on 21 May 1994, also played at Estadio Nacional Complutense.{{Cite web|title=Jon Azkargorta Aretxabala|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/9543.html|access-date=2020-11-21|website=ESPN scrum|archive-date=2023-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319114618/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/9543.html|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Azkargorta is a physical teacher at the University of the Basque Country.{{Cite web|title=Jon Azkargorta Aretxabala :: Inguma - Base de datos de la comunidad científica vasca|url=https://www.inguma.eus/egilea/ikusi/jon-azkargorta-aretxabala?page=1&hizkuntza=es|access-date=2020-11-21|website=www.inguma.eus|archive-date=2017-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215125911/https://www.inguma.eus/egilea/ikusi/jon-azkargorta-aretxabala?page=1&hizkuntza=es|url-status=live}}
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External links
- {{ESPNscrum|9543|Jon Azkargorta Aretxabala}}
- {{COE profile|id1=10642*&DEPORTISTA=7583*|name=Jon Azkargorta Aretxabala}}
{{Spain 1993 Rugby Sevens World Cup Squad}}
{{Spain 1997 Rugby Sevens World Cup Squad}}
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Category:Rugby union players from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Category:Spanish rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:Sportspeople from Getxo
Category:Spain international rugby union players
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