Gorka Azkorra

Gorka Azkorra
Personal information
Full name Gorka Azkorra Trueba
Date of birth (1983-01-25) 25 January 1983 (age 43)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position Centre-forward
Youth career
1995–1996 Romo
1996–2001 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Basconia 34 (16)
2002–2004 Bilbao Athletic 68 (30)
2004–2005 Athletic Bilbao 5 (0)
2005 → Recreativo (loan) 18 (3)
2005–2006 Numancia 26 (0)
2006–2008 Albacete 43 (5)
2008–2010 Salamanca 39 (3)
2010–2011 Lugo 35 (18)
2011–2012 Alavés 26 (5)
2012–2013 Guadalajara 35 (8)
2013–2014 Hércules 17 (2)
2014–2015 Gimnàstic 24 (3)
2015–2016 Murcia 25 (7)
2016–2017 Sestao 20 (2)
2017–2018 Zamudio 6 (7)
Total 421 (109)
International career
2001 Spain U19 2 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Goa (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gorka Azkorra Trueba (born 25 January 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.

He appeared in 178 matches in the Segunda División over eight seasons and scored 21 goals, representing mainly in the competition Albacete and Salamanca (two years apiece). In La Liga, he played for Athletic Bilbao.

Playing career

Born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Azkorra emerged through local giants Athletic Bilbao's youth system, but could only make eight appearances with the main squad – all in the 2004–05 season – after scoring prolifically for the club's B and feeder teams. He made his La Liga debut on 3 October 2004, playing 25 minutes in a 3–1 away loss against Getafe CF; to five top-flight matches, he added three in the UEFA Cup.

In the 2005 January transfer window, Azkorra moved to the Segunda División, where he went on to represent Recreativo de Huelva (on loan), CD Numancia, Albacete Balompié and UD Salamanca. Whilst with the latter side, in the 2008–09 campaign, he reunited with his former Athletic youth teammate Mikel Dañobeitia.

Azkorra continued competing in the second and third tiers the following years, with CD Lugo (scoring a career-best 18 goals in the 2010–11 campaign), Deportivo Alavés, CD Guadalajara, Hércules CF, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Real Murcia CF and Sestao River Club. He retired aged 35 following an amateur spell at Zamudio SD.

Coaching career

In June 2022, Azkorra was appointed assistant coach at Indian Super League team FC Goa under his compatriot Carlos Peña. Before and after that, he worked with Athletic Bilbao's youths.

References

  1. 1 2 Gorka Azkorra at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Azkorra" (in Spanish). Aupa Athletic. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Marcos, José (4 October 2004). "Pachón hace grande al Getafe" [Pachón makes Getafe great]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Ortiz de Lazcano, Javier (22 December 2015). "«Salí del Athletic porque Valverde me dijo que no iba a tener minutos»" ["I left Athletic because Valverde told me I would not have minutes"]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Azkorra cedido al Recreativo" [Azkorra loaned to Recreativo]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 19 January 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Rodríguez, Á. (19 July 2008). "Azkorra: "Espero tener la continuidad necesaria aquí"" [Azkorra: "I hope to have the necessary continuity here"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Pérez, Alberto (10 November 2008). "La Unión vuelve a ser líder por Azkorra y Dañobeitia" [Unión are leaders again courtesy of Azkorra and Dañobeitia]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Beltrán, Javier (26 June 2019). "El Salamanca explora el mercado vizcaíno en busca de fichajes" [Salamanca explore the Basque market in search of signings]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  10. ↑ Otón, José (18 September 2015). "«No me voy a hacer el haraquiri por el gol que fallé en Lorca»" ["I'm not going to commit hara-kiri over the goal I missed in Lorca"]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Fútbol.– El Guadalajara se refuerza con Néstor Susaeta y Azkorra" [Football.– Guadalajara strengthen with Néstor Susaeta and Azkorra]. El Economista (in Spanish). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Gorka Azkorra ya no es jugador del Nàstic" [Gorka Azkorra is no longer a Nàstic player]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 21 August 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "El Sestao se refuerza con Azkorra y Jon García" [Sestao bolster with Azkorra and Jon García]. El Correo (in Spanish). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "El exrecreativista Azkorra firma por la SD Zamudio" [Former Recreativo man Azkorra signs for SD Zamudio] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  15. ↑ Martín, Iván (5 November 2020). "¿Se acuerdan de... Gorka Azkorra?" [Do you remember... Gorka Azkorra?]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "FC Goa appoint Gorka Azkorra and Joel Dones as part of new coaching team". The Times of India. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  17. ↑ Ugalde, Iñaki (22 June 2024). "Cambio de entrenadores en el Athletic" [Managers change at Athletic]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2026.