Rubén Beloki Irribarren is a

Basque pelota Basque pelota ( Basque: '' pilota'', Spanish: '' pelota vasca'', French: '' pelote basque'') is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (''frontis or fronton ...

defensive player, often considered one of the best in the history of the sport. He was born in Burlada on 8 August 1974. His brother

Alberto Beloki Alberto Beloki is a Basque pelota forward player, born in Burlada on 26 August 1978. His brother Rubén Beloki Rubén Beloki Irribarren is a Basque pelota defensive player, often considered one of the best in the history of the sport. He was bo ...

is also a professional pelotari known as Beloki II.

Professional career

Beloki won The Championship of Spain in 1991 and 1992, and a golden medal on

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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, four Hand-pelota 1st championships (1995, 1998, 1999 and 2001), turning in the youngest player to win a txapela at the age of 20. The doubles championships of 1996 and 2003, and a total of 5 subchampionships in the same category.

Hand-pelota (1st)

Doubles-Pelota

Hand-pelota (2nd)

Personal life

Rubén Beloki lived in

Burlada Burlada ( eu, Burlata) is a municipality in Navarre province, Spain on the outskirts of the city of Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Nava ...

until 29. After his marriage he moved to Gorraiz, where he lives with his wife and three children. A square and a fronton in the town are named after him. "A Burlada le Falta espacio para poder respirar" - Diario de Navarra (Navarra Newspaper Article

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Sources

External links

Beloki's Bio at Manista.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beloki, Ruben Spanish pelotaris 1974 births Living people Pelotaris from Navarre People from Cuenca de Pamplona