Gorka Iraizoz

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Gorka Iraizoz
Full name	Gorka Iraizoz Moreno
Date of birth	March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06) (age 27)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Athletic Bilbao
Number	-
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–	Chantrea Baskonia Bilbao Athletic Gernika Espanyol B → Eibar (loan) Espanyol Athletic Bilbao	- (-) 20 (0) 0 (0) 50 (0) 59 (0) 41 (0) 23 (0) 13 (0)
National team²
2006-	Euskadi	4 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 25, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 25, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born March 6, 1981 in Pamplona, Navarre) is a Spanish footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish La Liga.

He has previously played for also played for Chantrea, Gernika, SD Eibar and Espanyol.

Arriving in Espanyol in July 2005, he was the squad's second choice-goalkeeper behind Carlos Kameni for the 2006-07 league season, but was the regular in the club's brilliant UEFA Cup run. Despite being from Navarre he has learned to speak fluent Catalan.

On the August 8, 2007 he signed for Athletic Bilbao for 4.6 million euros, returning to the club he spent one and a half season with, from 1999 to 2001, 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 season. His place (and shirt number) was taken by 37-year old Armando, signed from Cádiz CF until the end of the 2007-08 season.