Carlos Gurpegui

Carlos Gurpegui is the kind of loyal one-club man I cannot help but admire. He spent his entire professional career at Athletic Bilbao, a club bound to Basque identity, racking up nearly 400 appearances across fourteen La Liga seasons. His path was scarred by a two-year ban over a nandrolone test, yet he came back, kept playing, and later moved into coaching. That resilience matters more to me than any trophy. A versatile defensive midfielder who could also slot into the back line, he was never the star, but he was indispensable. Devoting a whole life to one city and one badge is a story I genuinely cherish.

Name (English)

Carlos Gurpegui

Name (Japanese)

カルロス・グルペギ

Reading

かるろす・ぐるぺぎ

Born

August 19, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Origin

Pamplona, Navarre, Spain

Height

2 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9A%E3%82%AE

Tags

• Navarre
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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