Gorka Iraizoz

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.

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

Height

2 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8E

Tags

• Navarre
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.