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Jorge Resurrección Merodio (born 8 January 1992), known as Koke ((:ˈkoke)), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid and the Spanish national team as a midfielder. He has spent all of his career so far with Atlético, and is known for his passing〔〔 and ability to create attacking opportunities.〔 Koke won the 2013 European Championship with the Spanish under-21 team. He also made his debut for the full side that year, and represented the country at the 2014 World Cup. ==Club career== Koke was born in Madrid. Having arrived at Atlético Madrid's youth system at the age of eight, he made his debut for the first team on 19 September 2009, playing in the second half of a 2–5 away loss against FC Barcelona after coming on as a substitute for Paulo Assunção.〔(Barca rout Atletico ); ESPN Soccernet, 19 September 2009〕 He made three further appearances during the season. Koke scored his first league goal for Atlético against Sevilla FC on 26 February 2011, his 47th-minute header from a Diego Forlán cross made it 1–1 in an eventual 2–2 home draw.〔(Reyes to the rescue for Atletico ); ESPN Soccernet, 26 February 2011〕 He finished his first full season as a professional with 17 games and two goals (the other coming in a 2–2 draw at RCD Espanyol) as the ''Colchoneros'' finished seventh and qualified for the UEFA Europa League. Koke was again an important member of Atlético's midfield in the 2011–12 campaign, under both Gregorio Manzano and his successor Diego Simeone. On 29 April 2012 he scored his first league goal of the season, opening the score in the 62nd minute of an eventual 2–2 away draw against Real Betis.〔(Falcao rescues Atletico ); ESPN Soccernet, 29 April 2012〕 He appeared in 13 matches during the club's successful Europa League run, including a 90th-minute substitute appearance in the 3–0 defeat of Athletic Bilbao in the final. Aged only 20/21, Koke started in 38 of his 48 official appearances during 2012–13 and scored three goals – this included 112 minutes of play in the season's Copa del Rey final, won against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. He also began to excel at passing, either through set pieces or open play. On 1 September 2013, Koke scored his first goal of the new campaign, contributing to a 2–1 away win over Real Sociedad. His performances in October earned him the accolade of La Liga Player of the Month, while his manager Diego Simeone won the equivalent managerial award; on 3 March 2014, he scored to help his team to a 2–2 home draw in the ''Derbi madrileño'' against Real Madrid. On 9 April 2014, Koke scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, netting the only goal of a quarter-final against Barcelona to send Atlético to the semi-finals for the first time since 1974. He finished the domestic league season as the player with the second most assists with 14,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spanish La Liga stats: Assists leaders – 2013-14 )〕 as Atlético won the league title for the first time in 18 years after drawing 1–1 with Barcelona at Camp Nou in the final matchday; he was a nominee at the LFP Awards at attacking midfielder, losing out to Andrés Iniesta. On 25 June 2014, Koke signed a new five-year deal with Atlético. He was named ''Man of the match'' in their Champions League group match at Malmö FF on 4 November, scoring the first goal of a 2–0 win. In a penalty shootout against Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the Champions League round-of-16, on 18 March of the following year, he had his attempt saved by Bernd Leno, but his team nonetheless advanced. 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「Koke (footballer, born 1992)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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