David Karanka

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David Karanka
Full name	David Karanka de la Hoz
Date of birth	April 20, 1978 (1978-04-20) (age 30)
Place of birth	Vitoria, Álava, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Real Unión
Youth clubs
1995-1997	Athletic Juveniles (División Honor)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2002 2000-2001 2002-2005 2005-2007 2008–	Baskonia Bilbao Athletic Athletic Bilbao → Extremadura (loan) Real Murcia Sporting Gijón Real Unión	27 (15) 54 (17) 8 (1) 39 (13) 67 (20) 32 (2) 0 (0)
National team²
2003	Euskadi XI	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 1, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 1, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

David Karanka de la Hoz (born April 20, 1978 in Vitoria, Álava) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Real Unión in Segunda División B.

David, younger brother of former Athletic, Real Madrid, Colorado Rapids and Spain star Aitor, came up through the ranks of Athletic Bilbao where he appeared twice for the first team before being loaned out to Extremadura in 2000. Back in Athletic, David managed only six games, scoring once, before he was transferred to Real Murcia where he would play a further 36 La Liga games in the 2002-03 season, scoring a decent 13 goals.

Despite his goals for the club, Murcia was relegated after the season and David took the plunge with them. After a season in the Segunda División with Murcia, he was transferred to fellow team Sporting Gijón where his form deteriorated, scoring only twice in 32 games in his first two seasons at the club.

In January 2008, Karanka joined Real Unión, in Irún, Guipúzcoa.