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My Take
Gorka Iraizoz strikes me as the embodiment of Basque footballing stubbornness, in the best sense. Born in Pamplona, the city of the running of the bulls, he spent the bulk of a twenty-year career at Athletic Bilbao, making 392 official appearances under that famously Basque-only philosophy and lifting the 2006 Copa del Rey. Holding down the number one shirt at such a tradition-bound club is a quiet testament to loyalty and local belonging. That he now manages Gernika, a town heavy with history, feels almost poetic. I have a real soft spot for athletes who put down roots rather than chase the spotlight.
Overview
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the manager of Segunda Federación club Gernika. He spent most of his 20-year senior career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol and Girona, winning the 2006 Copa del Rey with the first club.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gorka Iraizoz
- Name (Japanese)
- ゴルカ・イライソス・モレノ
- Reading
- ごるか・いらいそす・もれの
- Born
- March 6, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- 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
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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.