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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 300 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol, winning one Copa del Rey with the club. ==Football career== 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.〔(Iraizoz hoping for career highlight ); UEFA.com, 26 April 2007〕〔(Iraizoz 'knackered' but proud ); UEFA.com, 17 May 2007〕 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,〔(Athletic swoop to capture Iraizoz ); UEFA.com, 7 August 2007〕 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,〔(Athletic lose Iraizoz for season ); UEFA.com, 18 January 2008〕 and his place (and shirt number) was taken by 37-year-old Armando, signed from Cádiz CF until June 2008. In the following years, Iraizoz rarely missed a game in La Liga for Athletic. On 16 January 2010, his man-of-the-match performance helped the team hold on to its early home lead against Real Madrid, constantly denying Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo's efforts.〔(Llorente header sinks Real ); ESPN Soccernet, 16 January 2010〕 In the opening match of 2014–15, at Málaga CF, Iraizoz appeared to score a last-minute equaliser, but the goal was disallowed, apparently incorrectly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gorka Iraizoz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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