Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gorka Iraizoz Moreno [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 March 1981||
Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain [1] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Chantrea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Basconia | 20 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Bilbao Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2001 | → Gernika (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Gernika | 36 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Espanyol B | 59 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Espanyol | 23 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Eibar (loan) | 41 | (0) |
2007–2017 | Athletic Bilbao | 315 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Girona | 16 | (0) |
Total | 524 | (0) | |
International career | |||
2006–2016 | Basque Country | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games. [2] In La Liga he also represented Espanyol and Girona, winning the 2006 Copa del Rey with the first club.
Iraizoz was born in Pamplona, Navarre and raised in nearby Ansoáin. [3] [4] After beginning his football career with local club UDC Chantrea, [5] he moved to the Basque Country with Athletic Bilbao, serving stints with affiliates CD Basconia and Bilbao Athletic. [6]
Arriving at RCD Espanyol in July 2002, Iraizoz spent two seasons with its B side, also having a loan spell at SD Eibar in the second division. [7] He made his La Liga debut on 21 December 2005, in a 2–1 away win against Deportivo de La Coruña. [8] He was second choice behind Carlos Kameni for the 2006–07 season, [9] but was the regular in the team's run to the final of the UEFA Cup, [10] [11] notably excelling in the quarter-final second leg away to S.L. Benfica (0–0 draw, 3–2 on aggregate). [12] [13]
During his time in Barcelona, Iraizoz learned to speak fluent Catalan. [7]
On 7 August 2007, Iraizoz signed for Athletic Bilbao for €4.6 million, returning to the club he spent one-and-a-half seasons with, [14] this time as the undisputed starter. [15] However, due to a severe injury, he was left out of the squad for the second part of the campaign, [16] and his place (and shirt number) was taken by 37-year-old Armando, signed from Cádiz CF until June 2008.
Iraizoz rarely missed a league game in the following years. [17] On 16 January 2010, his Player of the match performance helped the team hold on to its early home lead against Real Madrid, constantly denying Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo's efforts. [18] [19] Additionally, he was in goal during the 2009 [20] and 2012 finals [21] of the Copa del Rey lost to FC Barcelona, [22] and also helped defeat that opponent 5–1 on aggregate in the 2015 Supercopa de España for his only accolade at the San Mamés Stadium. [23] [24]
In the opening match of 2014–15, at Málaga CF, Iraizoz appeared to score a last-minute equaliser with a header, but the goal was disallowed, apparently incorrectly. [25] Having lost his starting place to Kepa Arrizabalaga, at the end of the 2016–17 season Athletic announced that the 36-year-old would be leaving the club at the end of his contract. [26] [4]
On 14 June 2017, Iraizoz agreed to a two-year deal at Girona FC, promoted to the top flight for the first time ever. [27] He spent most of his spell at the Estadi Montilivi as backup to Yassine Bounou. [28] [29]
Iraizoz left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season, which ended in relegation. [30]
Iraizoz never earned any caps for Spain at any level. He did feature for the unofficial Basque Country regional team. [31]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bilbao Athletic | 2000–01 [32] | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Gernika (loan) | 2000–01 [32] | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Gernika | 2001–02 [32] | Segunda División B | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
Espanyol B | 2002–03 [32] | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2003–04 [32] | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
Eibar | 2004–05 | Segunda División | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Espanyol | 2005–06 [32] | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
2006–07 [32] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 2007–08 [32] | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2008–09 [32] | La Liga | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | |||
2009–10 [32] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
2010–11 [32] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||
2011–12 [32] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | ||
2012–13 [32] | La Liga | 35 | 0 | — | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
2013–14 [32] | La Liga | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 [33] | La Liga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [33] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
2016–17 [33] | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 315 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 392 | 0 | ||
Girona | 2017–18 [33] | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [33] | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Career total | 504 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 617 | 0 |
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