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My Take
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.
Overview
Carlos Gurpegui Nausia (alternate spelling Gurpegi; born 19 August 1980) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a central defender or defensive midfielder. He spent his entire professional career with Athletic Bilbao, which was marred by a two-year ban due to a nandrolone positive test. Over 14 La Liga seasons, he appeared in 393 matches in all competitions and scored 22 goals.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.