Gorka Azkorra

Gorka Azkorra
Personal information
Full name	Gorka Azkorra Trueba
Date of birth	25 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Goa (assistant)
Youth career
1995–1996	Romo
1996–2001	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Basconia
2002–2004	Bilbao Athletic
2004	Athletic Bilbao
2005	Recreativo
2005–2006	Numancia
2006–2008	Albacete
2008–2010	Salamanca
2010–2011	Lugo
2011–2012	Alavés
2012–2013	Guadalajara
2013–2014	Hércules
2014–2015	Gimnàstic
2015–2016	Murcia
2016–2017	Sestao
2017–2018	Zamudio
International career
2001	Spain U19
Managerial career
2022–	Goa (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2019

Gorka Azkorra Trueba (born 25 January 1983) is a Spanish football coach and former professional footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Indian Super League club Goa.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 178 matches and 22 goals over eight seasons, representing mainly in the competition Albacete and Salamanca (two years apiece). In La Liga, he appeared for Athletic Bilbao.

Club career[edit]

Born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Azkorra emerged through local giants Athletic Bilbao's youth system, but could only amass five appearances with the main squad – all in the 2004–05 season – after having scored prolifically with the club's B and feeder teams. He made his La Liga debut on 3 October 2004, playing 25 minutes in a 1–3 away loss against Getafe CF.^[1]

Released in the 2005 January transfer window, Azkorra resumed his career in the second division, with Recreativo de Huelva, CD Numancia,^[2] Albacete Balompié and UD Salamanca. Whilst with the latter side, in the 2008–09 campaign, he reunited with former Athletic youth teammate Mikel Dañobeitia.

Azkorra continued competing in the second and third levels during the following years, representing CD Lugo, Deportivo Alavés, CD Guadalajara,^[3] Hércules CF, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Real Murcia and Sestao River Club.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Marcos, José (4 October 2004). "Pachón hace grande al Getafe" [Pachón makes Getafe great]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
^ "Fútbol.– El Guadalajara se refuerza con Néstor Susaeta y Azkorra" [Football.– Guadalajara strengthen with Néstor Susaeta and Azkorra]. El Economista (in Spanish). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ "El Sestao se refuerza con Azkorra y Jon García" [Sestao bolster with Azkorra and Jon García]. El Correo (in Spanish). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

External links[edit]

Gorka Azkorra at Athletic Bilbao
Gorka Azkorra at BDFutbol
Gorka Azkorra at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Gorka Azkorra at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Gorka Azkorra at Soccerway

[1] Marcos, José (4 October 2004). "Pachón hace grande al Getafe" [Pachón makes Getafe great]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[2] "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

[3] "Fútbol.– El Guadalajara se refuerza con Néstor Susaeta y Azkorra" [Football.– Guadalajara strengthen with Néstor Susaeta and Azkorra]. El Economista (in Spanish). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[4] "El Sestao se refuerza con Azkorra y Jon García" [Sestao bolster with Azkorra and Jon García]. El Correo (in Spanish). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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