Gorka Iturraspe

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Gorka Iturraspe
Personal information
Full name Gorka Iturraspe Derteano
Date of birth (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Abadiño, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Rayo Majadahonda
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2013 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Basconia 39 (2)
2014–2017 Bilbao Athletic 52 (4)
2017–2019 Amorebieta 65 (6)
2019–2020 Atlético Baleares 23 (4)
2020– Rayo Majadahonda 33 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:32, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Gorka Iturraspe Derteano (born 3 May 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CF Rayo Majadahonda as a central midfielder.

Club career[]

Athletic Bilbao[]

Born in Abadiño, Biscay, Iturraspe began his career in the youth ranks of Athletic Bilbao. He suffered from persistent hip injuries which hampered his development,[1][2] although he was still able to feature in the final of the 2013 Copa del Rey Juvenil.[3]

After one year with the farm team, Iturraspe made his debut for the reserves on 7 September 2014, playing the final 15 minutes of a 5–1 home Segunda División B rout of SD Leioa in place of Néstor Salinas.[4] On 17 May 2015, the last game of the season, he scored his first goal, in a 2–2 draw against SD Huesca at the Estadio El Alcoraz;[5] his team gained promotion via the play-offs,[6] in which he netted in a 2–0 first round victory over CF Villanovense.[7]

Iturraspe played his first match in a professional league on 30 August 2015, when he started in a 1–2 Segunda División defeat away to Elche CF.[8] He went on to feature regularly during the campaign, although always being replaced or coming on as a substitute due to his physical problems; after they were relegated, he remained with the B side in the following season, again making several appearances but never completing 90 minutes.

Later career[]

In summer 2017, Iturraspe's contract with Athletic was terminated[2] and he moved to third level club SD Amorebieta.[9] He scored five goals in 2018–19,[10] the first being on 9 February 2019 in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnástica de Torrelavega.[11]

On 18 July 2019, Iturraspe signed for CD Atlético Baleares still in the third tier.[12] Thirteen months later, after play-off defeat to FC Cartagena on penalties, he joined CF Rayo Majadahonda.[13]

Personal life[]

Iturraspe's older brother, Ander, also became a professional in the same position. He too came through at Athletic, and went on to represent Spain internationally.[14] While Ander was a long-time teammate of Markel Susaeta, Iturraspe signed for Rayo with the latter's cousin Néstor.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "El calvario del otro Iturraspe" [The ordeal of the other Iturraspe] (in Spanish). UCA Orthopedics. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "El menor de los Iturraspe deja el club" [The younger Iturraspe leaves the club]. Deia (in Spanish). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ "El Madrid gana la Copa juvenil veinte años después" [Madrid win the 'Copa Juvenil' after 20 years]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ Pérez, Felipe (7 September 2014). "Bilbao Athletic 5 – Leioa 1" (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ^ "El Bilbao Athletic termina segundo" [Bilbao Athletic finish second]. El Correo (in Spanish). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. ^ "El Bilbao Athletic, a Segunda 19 años después y el Cádiz tendrá que esperar" [Bilbao Athletic, into Segunda 19 years later and Cádiz will have to wait] (in Spanish). EFE. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. ^ "El Bilbao Athletic avanza a la siguiente ronda" [Bilbao Athletic advance to the next round]. El Correo (in Spanish). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  8. ^ "El Bilbao Athletic se deja remontar en Elche (2–1)" [Bilbao Athletic allow comeback in Elche (2–1)] (in Spanish). EITB. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Aurtenetxe y Gorka Iturraspe marcan con la SD Amorebieta" [Aurtenetxe and Gorka Iturraspe score with SD Amorebieta] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Gorka Iturraspe ficha por el Atlético Baleares" [Gorka Iturraspe signs for Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  11. ^ "El Amorebieta no puede con la Gimnástica" [Amorebieta can not handle Gimnástica]. Deia (in Spanish). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Iturraspe y Aurtenetxe, dos fichajes más para el proyecto 2019/20" [Iturraspe and Aurtenetxe, two more signings for the 2019/20 project] (in Spanish). CD Atlético Baleares. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  13. ^ a b Zubieta, Jon (11 August 2020). "Iturraspe ficha por el Rayo Majadahonda... pero no es Ander" [Iturraspe signs for Rayo Majadahonda... but it's not Ander]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  14. ^ Ugalde, Iñaki (20 February 2014). "Iturraspe: "¡Dónde voy a estar mejor que aquí!"" [Iturraspe: "Where could I feel better than here!"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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