Daniel Jarque González (1 January 1983 – 8 August 2009) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender and spent his entire career with Espanyol. He was named team captain one month before his death from a heart attack at the age of 26.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Jarque González[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 January 1983||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Date of death | 8 August 2009 | (aged 26)||
Place of death | Florence, Italy | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Cooperativa | |||
1995–2001 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Espanyol B | 82 | (1) |
2002–2009 | Espanyol | 173 | (8) |
Total | 255 | (9) | |
International career | |||
2001 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Spain U19 | 10 | (1) |
2003 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Spain U21 | 19 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, and a product of local Espanyol's youth system, Jarque made his La Liga debut with his hometown club on 20 October 2002, in a match against Recreativo de Huelva in 2002–03.[3] After only 15 appearances over two seasons, he went on to become a defensive mainstay for a team that won the 2006 edition of the Copa del Rey.[4] On 18 September 2005, he scored the game's only goal to help the hosts defeat Real Madrid.[5]
In 2006–07, after renewing his contract until 2009,[6] Jarque appeared in 14 UEFA Cup games as Espanyol reached the final, lost on penalties to Sevilla.[7] In the previous league campaign, he contributed four league goals as the Pericos finished 15th.[8][9][10][11]
Jarque relieved Raúl Tamudo of his captain duties at the start of 2009–10.[12][13]
Death and tributes
editAccording to several online Spanish newspapers, Jarque was found dead during Espanyol's pre-season, in Coverciano, Florence, Italy. On 8 August 2009, he was on the phone with his girlfriend in the team hotel when he suffered a heart attack.[14] Some other news sources say that Jarque's girlfriend, who was seven months into her pregnancy,[15] reported his absence to his roommate Coro.[2][16]
On 15 August 2009, Arsenal player Cesc Fàbregas, a former teammate of Jarque in the Spain under-21 side, dedicated his second goal in his team's 6–1 Premier League win at Everton to him by raising a shirt with his name and number (#21, which he wore mainly as a professional).[17] The homage was again paid the following month – as Espanyol won the first match at their new Estadi Cornellà-El Prat – against Málaga – by 2–1 scorer Iván Alonso, as Jarque's pregnant girlfriend was also giving birth to the couple's daughter.[18]
On 11 July 2010, Jarque's close friend Andrés Iniesta celebrated his 116th-minute winner in the FIFA World Cup final by removing his jersey to reveal an undershirt with the sentence "Dani Jarque siempre con nosotros" ("Dani Jarque, always with us").[19] Two years later, after Spain won UEFA Euro 2012, Fàbregas again donned a T-shirt during the trophy celebrations to remember him.[20][21]
The Espanyol training ground and B-team stadium was also renamed in Jarque's memory.[22]
Honours
editEspanyol
- Copa del Rey: 2005–06[4]
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 2006–07[7]
- Supercopa de España runner-up: 2006[23]
Spain U19
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Daniel JARQUE González". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Spain in mourning for Jarque". UEFA. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Raymundo, Marc (9 August 2009). "Jarque: El líder de la senzillesa" [Jarque: Leader of simplicity]. El Punt (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ a b Astruells, Andrés (13 April 2006). "¡Increíble Espanyol!" [Incredible Espanyol!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ García, Gregorio (18 September 2005). "El Espanyol le endosa al Madrid su tercera derrota en una semana" [Espanyol hand Madrid their third loss in one week]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Jarque signs Espanyol extension". UEFA. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ a b Henderson, Charlie (16 May 2007). "Espanyol 2–2 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "El R. Madrid pierde con el Espanyol (1–0), el Barça con el At. Madrid (2–1) y el Getafe es el nuevo líder" [R. Madrid lose to Espanyol (1–0), Barça to At. Madrid (2–1) and Getafe are the new leaders] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 18 September 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Sanz, Óscar (28 November 2005). "El Atlético no da para más" [Atlético losing their breath]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Álvarez, Robert (24 April 2006). "El tesón de Tamudo tumba al Betis" [Tamudo's spunk downs Betis]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "El Zaragoza no puede vengarse de la Copa y empata con el Espanyol" [Zaragoza cannot get Cup revenge and draw with Espanyol]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Raúl Tamudo deixa la capitania de l'Espanyol en favor de Dani Jarque" [Raúl Tamudo leaves Espanyol's captaincy for Dani Jarque] (in Catalan). Televisió de Catalunya. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Tamudo deja de ser el capitán del Espanyol" [Tamudo is no longer Espanyol's captain]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ Quixano, Jordi (9 August 2009). "Muerte súbita de Dani Jarque" [Sudden death of Dani Jarque]. El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Bryan, Paul (10 August 2009). "'Tragedy that's hard to understand'". UEFA. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Fallece Daniel Jarque, capitán del Espanyol" [Daniel Jarque, Espanyol captain, dies]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Fabregas dedicates goal to Daniel Jarque". Arsenal F.C. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "La hija de Dani Jarque nació durante el partido del Espanyol" [Dani Jarque's daughter was born during Espanyol's match]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 23 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Iniesta dedicates winning goal to Jarque". ESPN Soccernet. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Euro 2012: Spanish players honor deceased after win". NDTV. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Iker Casillas hails 'marvellous moment in Spanish football history' as Spain win Euro 2012". London Evening Standard. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Torres, Mari Carmen (21 October 2013). "La Ciudad Deportiva honra a Dani Jarque" [The Sports City honours Dani Jarque]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente; Torre, Raúl; Lozano Ferrer, Carles; Zea, Anthony; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Spain – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2002. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links
edit- Daniel Jarque at BDFutbol
- Espanyol archives (in Spanish)
- Daniel Jarque at Soccerway