Gorka Larrea
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| Full name | Gorka Larrea García[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1984[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Antiguoko[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Real Sociedad B | 104 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Real Sociedad | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Almería (loan) | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Levante | 58 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Numancia | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Montreal Impact | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Indy Eleven | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 254 | (20) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Spain U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Gorka Larrea García (born 7 April 1984) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career[edit]
Larrea was born San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. A product of Real Sociedad's youth system, he first appeared for its main squad on 23 May 2004, playing 20 minutes in a 4–1 away win against Real Madrid (his only game of the season. He added a further three late substitute appearances in the following campaign).[3] For 2006–07 he was loaned to Segunda División club UD Almería, playing an important role in the Andalusians' first-ever La Liga promotion.
In July 2007, Larrea returned to the Basques, who now competed in the second level. He appeared in only nine matches during the season, being subsequently released and joining Levante UD also in that tier.[4]
Larrea featured regularly over the course of two division two campaigns, but only played six times in 2010–11's top flight – 235 minutes of action – in spite of having previously renewed his contract,[5] leaving in June 2011 and signing with CD Numancia in the second tier.[6] He scored his first and only goal for the Soria team on 27 August 2011, helping to a 1–1 draw at CD Alcoyano.[7][8]
On 11 June 2014, Larrea signed with Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact after training for a month with the club.[9] In early 2016 he switched to the North American Soccer League, having agreed to a deal at Indy Eleven.[10]
International career[edit]
Larrea represented Spain at various youth levels. He was part of the squad that won the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship, and also helped the under-23s win the 2005 Mediterranean Games.
Honours[edit]
Spain U16
Spain U23
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Gorka LARREA García". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Jugadores relevantes" [Relevant players] (in Spanish). Antiguoko KE. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Real Madrid 1–4 Real Sociedad". ESPN Soccernet. 23 May 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "El Levante ficha a Larrea y Yago" [Levante sign Larrea and Yago]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 6 August 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Gorka Larrea renueva una temporada más con el Levante" [Gorka Larrea renews with Levante for another season]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Gorka Larrea se compromete por dos temporadas" [Gorka Larrea commits for two seasons]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "El Alcoyano logra un empate en su regreso a Segunda" [Alcoyano get draw in their return to Segunda]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 27 August 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Montreal Impact sign former Real Sociedad midfielder Gorka Larrea". Goal. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Indy lands La Liga vet Larrea". Indy Eleven. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Mediterranean Games 2005 (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links[edit]
- Gorka Larrea at BDFutbol
- Gorka Larrea – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Gorka Larrea at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from San Sebastián
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Antiguoko players
- Real Sociedad B footballers
- Real Sociedad footballers
- UD Almería players
- Levante UD footballers
- CD Numancia players
- Major League Soccer players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- CF Montréal players
- Indy Eleven players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's under-23 international footballers
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States