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| birth_place = [[Pamplona]], [[Spain]] |
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| height = {{convert|1.81|m|abbr=on}} |
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| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]] |
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]] / [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|Centre back]] |
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| currentclub = [[Athletic Bilbao]] |
| currentclub = [[Athletic Bilbao]] |
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| clubnumber = 18 |
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| years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = [[CD Baskonia|Baskonia]] | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 15 |
| years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = [[CD Baskonia|Baskonia]] | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 15 |
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| years2 = 2000–2002 | clubs2 = [[Bilbao Athletic]] | caps2 = 56 | goals2 = 5 |
| years2 = 2000–2002 | clubs2 = [[Bilbao Athletic]] | caps2 = 56 | goals2 = 5 |
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| years3 = 2002– | clubs3 = [[Athletic Bilbao]] | caps3 = |
| years3 = 2002– | clubs3 = [[Athletic Bilbao]] | caps3 = 239 | goals3 = 14 |
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| pcupdate = 10 March 2013 |
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{{Spanish name|Gurpegui|Nausia}} |
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Revision as of 13:45, 10 March 2013
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Gurpegui Nausia | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Izarra | ||
| 1998–1999 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Baskonia | 33 | (15) |
| 2000–2002 | Bilbao Athletic | 56 | (5) |
| 2002– | Athletic Bilbao | 239 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2013 | |||
Template:Spanish name Carlos Gurpegui Nausia (alternate spelling Gurpegi; born 19 August 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao mainly as a defensive midfielder.
He spent his entire professional career with Athletic Bilbao.[1] His career was marred by a two-year ban due to a nandrolone positive test.[2][3]
Club career
A product of the famous Athletic de Bilbao's Lezama youth academy, Gurpegui was born in Pamplona, Navarre, and made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 31 March 2002 in a 2–5 away defeat against Villarreal CF, going on to establish himself as the first-choice holding midfielder in the following years (121 games in four seasons). On 17 January 2004 he scored a late equaliser against FC Barcelona, at Camp Nou (1–1).[4]
Gurpegui was banned for two years on 3 November 2003, for testing positive for nandrolone in a 1 September 2002 game against Real Sociedad (2–4 away defeat, scoring both goals[5]) the previous season.[2] The ban was initially suspended[6] after repeated appeals, with the player claiming that his body produced nandrolone naturally, but the appeals were in vain as he eventually was forced to serve his sentence, which ran until 23 April 2008;[7] Athletic Bilbao, however, neither released the player nor took his number from the official squad, and he returned to action in a 0–3 away loss against Real Madrid, four days later.
In 2008–09 Gurpegui was used mostly as a backup, due to the emergence of youngster (also born in Navarre) Javi Martínez, but regained his starting position in the following seasons, precisely alongside Martínez. On 28 November 2010 he headed home in the last minute against hometown's CA Osasuna, in a 1–0 home win.[8]
Gurpegui was again relegated to the bench for 2011–12, following the arrival of new coach Marcelo Bielsa. On 23 October 2011, after having replaced Andoni Iraola af half-time of an eventual 1–1 away draw against Valencia CF,[9] he also had to leave the pitch early into the second half, with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.[10]
After Martínez left in the 2012 summer to FC Bayern Munich, Gurpegui was chosen by Bielsa as his next player to be reconverted from defensive midfielder to central defender.[11]
Honours
- UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2011–12
- Spanish Cup: Runner-up 2008–09, 2011–12
- Spanish Supercup: Runner-up 2009
See also
References
- ^ Las cuatro esquinas de Gurpegi (Gurpegi's four corners); Deia, 4 September 2010 Template:Es icon
- ^ a b Two-year ban for Gurpegi; UEFA.com, 3 November 2003
- ^ Blundering Bilbao plotting course towards the drop; The Guardian, 30 April 2007
- ^ Barcelona 1-1 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 17 January 2004
- ^ Carlos Gurpegi, organizador de juego y goleador (Carlos Gurpegi, playmaker and scorer); El Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 2002 Template:Es icon
- ^ Gurpegi given permission to play; UEFA.com, 3 December 2003
- ^ Athletic announce new Gurpegui appeal; UEFA.com, 26 November 2004
- ^ Gurpegi hits late winner; ESPN Soccernet, 28 November 2010
- ^ Soldado saves the day for Valencia; ESPN Soccernet, 23 October 2011
- ^ Gurpegi set for lengthy spell out; ESPN Soccernet, 24 October 2011
- ^ Gurpegi: "Hemos mejorado" (Gurpegi: "We have improved"); El Mundo Deportivo, 22 July 2012 Template:Es icon
External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Pamplona
- Sportspeople from Pamplona
- Spanish footballers
- Navarrese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football utility players
- La Liga footballers
- Segunda División B footballers
- Tercera División footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Doping cases in association football
- Spanish sportspeople in doping cases