Urko Pardo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Urko Rafael Pardo Goas | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | APOEL | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1999 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1999–2001 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Barcelona C | 80 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Barcelona B | 18 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Cartagena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Sabadell (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Iraklis | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Rapid București | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2011– | APOEL | 114 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2017. | |||
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 Superleague 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 FC 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 quarter-finals for the first time ever.
In 2014–15, Pardo appeared in every group stage match in APOEL's third Champions League campaign.[4] On 26 May 2016 both parties agreed on a two-year contract extension, with an option for a third year.[5]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[nb 1] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2002–03 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2004–05 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cartagena | 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Sabadell | 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Barcelona B | 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Iraklis | 2007–08 | Superleague | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Rapid București | 2008–09 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Olympiacos | 2009–10 | Superleague | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Superleague | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| APOEL | 2011–12 | Cypriot First Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 210 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Olympiacos
- APOEL
- Cypriot First Division: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Cypriot Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2013
Notes
- ↑ Includes Cypriot Super Cup matches.
References
- ↑ FC Barcelona B – 2006–07 season; FC Barcelona
- ↑ Οι διάδοχοι του Νικοπολίδη (The successors of Nikopolidis); Entos Edras, 5 March 2011 (in Greek)
- ↑ "Porto draw keeps APOEL on top". UEFA.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ "APOEL FC". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ "Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Urko Pardo" [Cooperation renewal with Urko Pardo] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Urko: Urko Rafael Pardo Goas". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "U. Pardo". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2014.