Urko Pardo

Urko Pardo
Personal information
Full nameUrko Rafael Pardo Goas
Date of birth28 January 1983
Place of birthBrussels, Belgium
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
APOEL
Number78
Youth career
1988–1999Anderlecht
1999–2001Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2005Barcelona C80(0)
2002–2007Barcelona B18(0)
2005Cartagena (loan)0(0)
2006Sabadell (loan)16(0)
2007–2008Iraklis29(0)
2008–2011Rapid București4(0)
2009–2011Olympiacos (loan)29(0)
2011–APOEL96(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pardo and the second or maternal family name is Goas.

Urko Rafael Pardo Goas (born 28 January 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club APOEL FC as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Barcelona

Born in Brussels to a Basque father and a Galician mother, Pardo began his football career with R.S.C. Anderlecht, finishing his formation with FC Barcelona but never making it past its B-side.[1] He split the 2005–06 season – always on loan – between FC Cartagena and CE Sabadell FC with both teams in the third division, suffering relegation with the latter.

Rapid București / Greece

In the 2007 summer, released by Barça, Pardo signed with Greece's Iraklis Thessaloniki FC, moving the following year to Rapid București in Romania but appearing rarely in his first season.

In 2009–10 another loan ensued as Pardo moved to Olympiacos F.C. also in Greece, playing just three league games in his first year. The move was extended by Rapid for the following season, and he appeared more regularly (Olympiacos was seeking a replacement for the legendary Antonios Nikopolidis (40), who was set to retire in June 2011, and said the Spaniard would be a very good choice for succeeding him[2]), being the most used player in his position.

APOEL

In the last day of the 2011 summer transfer window, Pardo signed a two-year contract with Cyprus champions APOEL FC. He made his official debut on 19 October against F.C. Porto, replacing injured Dionisis Chiotis early into the second half of a 1–1 away draw for the season's UEFA Champions League,[3] and added a further four appearances as the club reached the quarterfinals for the first time ever.

In 2014–15, Pardo appeared in every group stage match in APOEL's third Champions League campaign.[4]

Club statistics

As of 22 April 2015[5][6]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other[nb 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2002–03 Segunda División B 100010
2004–05 Segunda División B 11000110
Barcelona 2004–05 La Liga 00000000
Total 00000000
Cartagena 2005–06 Segunda División B 000000
Total 000000
Sabadell 2005–06 Segunda División B 16000160
Total 16000160
Barcelona B 2006–07 Segunda División B 600060
Total 18000180
Iraklis 2007–08 Superleague 29000290
Total 29000290
Rapid București 2008–09 Liga I 40001050
Total 40001050
Olympiacos 2009–10 Superleague 70102000100
2010–11 Superleague 220100010240
Total 290202010340
APOEL 2011–12 Cypriot First Division 1401050200
2012–13 Cypriot First Division 2700000270
2013–14 Cypriot First Division 340009010440
2014–15 Cypriot First Division 2003010000330
Total 96040240101250
Career total 19206020260102260

Honours

Olympiacos
APOEL

Notes

  1. Includes Cypriot Super Cup matches.

References

  1. FC Barcelona B - 2006-07 Season profile
  2. Οι διάδοχοι του Νικοπολίδη; Entos Edras, 5 March 2011 (Greek)
  3. "Porto draw keeps APOEL on top". UEFA.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. "APOEL FC". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. "Urko: Urko Rafael Pardo Goas". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. "U. Pardo". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

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