Gorka Iraizoz
Iraizoz before a game with Basque Country in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gorka Iraizoz Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 311 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Basque Country | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2016 |
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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 350 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol, winning one Copa del Rey with the club.
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.
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