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Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently manager of Gernika Club.[2]
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Iraizoz before a game with Basque Country in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gorka Iraizoz Moreno[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gernika (Manager) | ||
| 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Gernika | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games.[3] 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.[4][5] After beginning his football career with local club UDC Chantrea,[6] he moved to the Basque Country with Athletic Bilbao, serving stints with affiliates CD Basconia and Bilbao Athletic.[7]
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.[8] He made his La Liga debut on 21 December 2005, in a 2–1 away win against Deportivo de La Coruña.[9] He was second choice behind Carlos Kameni for the 2006–07 season,[10] but was the regular in the team's run to the final of the UEFA Cup,[11][12] notably excelling in the quarter-final second leg away to S.L. Benfica (0–0 draw, 3–2 on aggregate).[13][14]
During his time in Barcelona, Iraizoz learned to speak fluent Catalan.[8]
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,[15] this time as the undisputed starter.[16] However, due to a severe injury, he was left out of the squad for the second part of the campaign,[17] 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.[18] 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.[19][20] Additionally, he was in goal during the 2009[21] and 2012 finals[22] of the Copa del Rey lost to FC Barcelona,[23] 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.[24][25]
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.[26] 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.[27][5]
On 14 June 2017, Iraizoz agreed to a two-year deal at Girona FC, promoted to the top flight for the first time ever.[28] He spent most of his spell at the Estadi Montilivi as backup to Yassine Bounou.[29][30]
Iraizoz left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season, which ended in relegation.[31]
Iraizoz never earned any caps for Spain at any level. He did feature for the unofficial Basque Country regional team.[32]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2000–01[33] | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gernika (loan) | 2000–01[33] | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Gernika | 2001–02[33] | Segunda División B | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Espanyol B | 2002–03[33] | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04[33] | 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[33] | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[33] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2007–08[33] | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[33] | La Liga | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10[33] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[33] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12[33] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15[c] | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[33] | La Liga | 35 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14[33] | La Liga | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15[34] | La Liga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[34] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[34] | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 315 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 392 | 0 | ||
| Girona | 2017–18[34] | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[34] | 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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