Gorka Iraizoz

Gorka Iraizoz

200px Iraizoz before a game with Basque Country in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Gorka Iraizoz Moreno
Date of birth	(1981-03-06) 6 March 1981
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Athletic Bilbao
Number	1
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–	Athletic Bilbao	280	(0)
International career‡
2006–	Basque Country	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 7 December 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2012

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Iraizoz and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a goalkeeper.

He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in more than 300 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol, winning one Copa del Rey with the club.

Football career

Iraizoz was born in Pamplona, Navarre. After beginning his football career with local UDC Chantrea, he moved to the Basque Country with Athletic Bilbao, serving stints with affiliates CD Basconia and Bilbao Athletic.

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. He was the former's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Carlos Kameni, for the 2006–07 season, but was the regular in the club's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup. Despite being from Navarre, he learned to speak fluent Catalan.

On 7 August 2007 Iraizoz signed for Athletic Bilbao for €4.6 million, returning to the club he spent one 1/2 seasons with, this time as the undisputed starter. However, due to a severe injury, he was left out of the squad for the second part of the campaign, and his place (and shirt number) was taken by 37-year-old Armando, signed from Cádiz CF until June 2008.

In the following years, Iraizoz rarely missed a game in La Liga for Athletic. On 16 January 2010, his man-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.

In the opening match of 2014–15, at Málaga CF, Iraizoz appeared to score a last-minute equaliser, but the goal was disallowed, apparently incorrectly.

Club statistics

As of match played on 4 May 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bilbao Athletic	2000–01	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		0	0
Gernika (loan)	2000–01	Segunda División B	14	0	—		—		14	0
Gernika	2001–02	Segunda División B	36	0	—		—		36	0
	Total		50	0	—		—		50	0
Espanyol B	2002–03	Segunda División B	29	0	—		—		29	0
	2003–04	Segunda División B	30	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		59	0	—		—		59	0
Espanyol	2005–06	La Liga	21	0	5	0	6	0	32	0
	2006–07	La Liga	2	0	3	0	15	0	20	0
	Total		23	0	8	0	21	0	52	0
Athletic Bilbao	2007–08	La Liga	13	0	1	0	—		14	0
	2008–09	La Liga	36	0	9	0	—		45	0
	2009–10	La Liga	37	0	2	0	12	0	51	0
	2010–11	La Liga	37	0	4	0	—		41	0
	2011–12	La Liga	37	0	9	0	15	0	61	0
	2012–13	La Liga	35	0	0	0	7	0	42	0
	2013–14	La Liga	33	0	0	0	—		33	0
	2014–15	La Liga	34	0	1	0	8	0	43	0
	Total		262	0	26	0	42	0	330	0
Career total			394	0	34	0	63	0	491	0

Honours

Espanyol

• Copa del Rey: 2005–06
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2006–07

Athletic Bilbao

• Supercopa de España: 2015; Runner-up 2009
• UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2011–12
• Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15

External links

• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Gorka Iraizoz profile at BDFutbol