Jordi Escura
Jordi Escura Aixas (born 19 April 1980) is an Andorran former footballer. He played for 13 years with the Andorran national team from 1998 to 2011, during which time he made 65 appearances without scoring.[1] Escura worked as a physiotherapist with UE Lleida[2] from 2005 to 2011 and then with RCD Espanyol[3] for two seasons.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordi Escura Aixas | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | CE Europa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | CE Europa | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | FC Andorra | 17 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Ascó | 23 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | CE Europa | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Mollerussa | 12 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Benavent | ||
| 2009–2010 | Balaguer | 30 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Alcarràs | ||
| Total | 93 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2011 | Andorra | 65 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
After this, he went to Thailand to work for Buriram United until the end of the season. They won the Thai Premier League, FA Cup and Toyota Cup, also arriving to Asian Champions League Quarter finals. Until finishing 2015 Escura worked as a University Professor in two different universities: Universitat de Lleida and Universidad San Jorge.
In 2016, he joined Qingdao Huanghai from China League One as Head Physio. The club finished the season in 3rd, with the same points as both promoted teams (Tianjin Quanjian and Guizhou Zhicheng).
National team statistics
| Andorra national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 0 |
References
- Mamrud, Roberto. "Andorra - Record International Players." RSSSF, 6 February 2014. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/escura-intl.html
- "Web Oficial De La U.E.Lleida". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- (in Spanish)
- Jordi Escura at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Jordi Escura – FIFA competition record
- Jordi Escura on Facebook
- Jordi Escura – UEFA competition record