Garikoitz Uranga

Gari Uranga

Personal information
Full name	Garikoitz Uranga Luluaga
Date of birth	21 June 1980 (1980-06-21)
Place of birth	Tolosa, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
	Tolosa
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2002	Real Sociedad B	67	(8)
2002–2008	Real Sociedad	116	(9)
2003	→ Eibar (loan)	19	(2)
2003–2004	→ Getafe (loan)	38	(5)
2008–2010	Castellón	52	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Uranga and the second or maternal family name is Luluaga.

Garikoitz 'Gari' Uranga Luluaga (born 21 June 1980 in Tolosa, Basque Country) is a retired Spanish footballer. Usually a left winger, he could also operate as a forward.

Football career

A product of Basque Country giants Real Sociedad's youth system, Uranga played once for its first team in 2001–02's La Liga, then spent two seasons on loan in the second division, being instrumental to Getafe CF's first ever top flight promotion.

During the next four seasons after his return, he would be regularly used by Real Sociedad, for instance going through 33 scoreless matches during 2005–06; his father was also club president during that period.

After his link expired, Uranga signed a two-year contract with CD Castellón, also in the second level. He retired in June 2010 at only 30, after the Valencian Community outfit suffered relegation, having appeared in 225 games both major levels of Spanish football combined during his eight-year professional career (22 goals).

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)