Jon Urzelai

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| fullname = Jon Urzelai Inza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oñati, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| position = Defender

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| years1 = 1995–1999

| years2 = 1999–2000

| years3 = 2000–2002

| years4 = 2002–2004

| years5 = 2004–2006

| years6 = 2006

| years7 = 2007–2011

| clubs1 = Real Sociedad B

| clubs2 = Novelda

| clubs3 = Barakaldo

| clubs4 = Eibar

| clubs5 = Murcia

| clubs6 = Vecindario

| clubs7 = Eibar

| caps1 = 61

| caps2 = 33

| caps3 = 64

| caps4 = 64

| caps5 = 42

| caps6 = 13

| caps7 = 118

| totalcaps = 395

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| goals3 = 4

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 3

| totalgoals = 8

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Jon Urzelai Inza (born 1 March 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Urzelai was born in Oñati, Gipuzkoa. He amassed Segunda División totals of 185 matches and two goals over seven seasons, in representation of SD Eibar (four years, two spells),{{cite news|url=http://gara.naiz.eus/paperezkoa/20090603/140253/es/Una-regeneracion-completa-o-casi-para-una-nueva-etapa|title=Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa|trans-title=Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell|newspaper=Gara|first=Amaia|last=Ugarte Lasagabaster|language=Spanish|date=3 June 2009|accessdate=16 February 2018}} Real Murcia CF (two) and UD Vecindario (one).{{cite news|url=https://www.diariovasco.com/20090711/bajo-deba/defensa-urzelai-renueva-temporadas-20090711.html|title=El defensa Jon Urzelai renueva por dos temporadas con el Eibar|trans-title=Defender Jon Urzelai renews for two seasons with Eibar|newspaper=El Diario Vasco|language=Spanish|date=11 July 2009|accessdate=30 May 2025}}

In a senior career that spanned 16 years, Urzelai played lower league football with Real Sociedad B, Novelda CF, Barakaldo CF{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2000/07/27/EMD20000727026MDV.pdf|title=De nuevo, en Lasesarre|trans-title=Again, at Lasesarre|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Javier|last=Rodríguez Beltrán|language=Spanish|date=27 July 2000|accessdate=21 December 2018}} and Eibar. He scored his first goal in the second tier as a member of the latter club, opening a 2–0 home win against Getafe CF on 18 January 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.diariocordoba.com/deportes/2004/01/19/eibar-apunta-alto-superar-getafe-38905706.html|title=El Eibar apunta alto tras superar al Getafe|trans-title=Eibar aim high after besting Getafe|newspaper=Diario Córdoba|language=Spanish|date=19 January 2004|accessdate=30 May 2025}}