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[http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2008_09/primera/jornada_17/ath_esp/ Iraola adelanta los Reyes (Iraola brings ''Reyes'' sooner)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 4 January 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> He scored his first goal for the team on 4 March in a 3–0 home win in the [[Copa del Rey]] over [[Sevilla FC]] ([[2008–09 Copa del Rey|4–2 on aggregate]])<ref>
[http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2008_09/primera/jornada_17/ath_esp/ Iraola adelanta los Reyes (Iraola brings ''Reyes'' sooner)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 4 January 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> He scored his first goal for the team on 4 March in a 3–0 home win in the [[Copa del Rey]] over [[Sevilla FC]] ([[2008–09 Copa del Rey|4–2 on aggregate]])<ref>
[http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/sevillafc/365604/athleticsevilla/desmelene/vasco/hacia/la/final.html Athletic-Sevilla: Desmelene vasco hacia la final (3–0) (Athletic-Sevilla: Basque go crazy ''en route'' to final (3–0))]; Diario de Sevilla, 5 March 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> which qualified Athletic to [[2009 Copa del Rey Final|the final]]: there, he opened the scoring, albeit in a 1–4 loss to [[FC Barcelona]].<ref>
[http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/sevillafc/365604/athleticsevilla/desmelene/vasco/hacia/la/final.html Athletic-Sevilla: Desmelene vasco hacia la final (3–0) (Athletic-Sevilla: Basque go crazy ''en route'' to final (3–0))]; Diario de Sevilla, 5 March 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> which qualified Athletic to [[2009 Copa del Rey Final|the final]]: there, he opened the scoring, albeit in a 1–4 loss to [[FC Barcelona]].<ref>
[http://www.espnstar.com/home/news/detail/item267063/ Athletic Bilbao 1–4 Barcelona]; [[Star Sports Network]], 14 May 2009</ref><ref name=Hero/>
[http://www.espnstar.com/home/news/detail/item267063/ Athletic Bilbao 1–4 Barcelona] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406195206/http://www.espnstar.com/home/news/detail/item267063/ |date=2012-04-06 }}; [[Star Sports Network]], 14 May 2009</ref><ref name=Hero/>


Blessed with few technical skills but a tremendous hard-worker – which earned him the affectionate nickname of ''[[Lehendakari]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2015/11/04/radio_bilbao/1446655076_406587.html|title=Toquero: "Lo de 'ari, ari, ari, Toquero lehendakari' es solo de Bilbao"|trans_title=Toquero: "The 'ari, ari, ari, Toquero lehendakari' bit is only from Bilbao"|publisher=[[Cadena SER]]|language=Spanish|date=4 November 2015|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2016/09/26/primera/1474881499_574016.html|title=¡Dan un voto a Gaizka Toquero para Lehendakari!|trans_title=Gaizka Toquero gets vote for Lehendakari!|publisher=[[Diario AS]]|language=Spanish|date=26 September 2016|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref>– in [[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]] Toquero blossomed into a first division player.<ref>
Blessed with few technical skills but a tremendous hard-worker – which earned him the affectionate nickname of ''[[Lehendakari]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2015/11/04/radio_bilbao/1446655076_406587.html|title=Toquero: "Lo de 'ari, ari, ari, Toquero lehendakari' es solo de Bilbao"|trans_title=Toquero: "The 'ari, ari, ari, Toquero lehendakari' bit is only from Bilbao"|publisher=[[Cadena SER]]|language=Spanish|date=4 November 2015|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2016/09/26/primera/1474881499_574016.html|title=¡Dan un voto a Gaizka Toquero para Lehendakari!|trans_title=Gaizka Toquero gets vote for Lehendakari!|publisher=[[Diario AS]]|language=Spanish|date=26 September 2016|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref>– in [[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]] Toquero blossomed into a first division player.<ref>
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===Alavés===
===Alavés===
On 10 July 2015, Toquero cut ties with Athletic<ref>[http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/15510/gaizka-toqueros-contract-terminated.html Gaizka Toquero's contract terminated]; Athletic Bilbao, 10 July 2015</ref> and returned to Alavés four days later after agreeing to a two-year deal.<ref>[http://www.deportivoalaves.com/gaizka-toquero-firma-por-dos-temporadas-con-el-deportivo-alaves/ Gaizka Toquero firma por dos temporadas con el Deportivo Alavés (Gaizka Toquero signs for two seasons with Deportivo Alavés)]; Deportivo Alavés, 14 July 2015 (in Spanish)</ref> He was an ever-present figure in [[2015–16 Segunda División|his first season]], scoring nine goals in 39 starts as the team returned to the top tier after a ten-year wait;<ref>[https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/alaves/654369-quien-dijo-gol.html ¿Quién dijo gol? (Who said goal?)]; [[Vavel]], 1 June 2016 (in Spanish)</ref><ref name=Hero/> he added 23 with one goal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/abci-valencia-alaves-201609221036_directo.html|title=El Valencia consigue su primera victoria frente al Alavés|trans_title=Valencia get their first win against Alavés|publisher=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|language=Spanish|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref> during [[2016–17 La Liga|the second]], and played a part in their [[2016–17 Copa del Rey|run]] to the [[2017 Copa del Rey Final|domestic cup final]], although he was an unused substitute in the showpiece match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39909498|title=Barcelona 3–1 Alavés|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 May 2017|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref>
On 10 July 2015, Toquero cut ties with Athletic<ref>[http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/15510/gaizka-toqueros-contract-terminated.html Gaizka Toquero's contract terminated]; Athletic Bilbao, 10 July 2015</ref> and returned to Alavés four days later after agreeing to a two-year deal.<ref>[http://www.deportivoalaves.com/gaizka-toquero-firma-por-dos-temporadas-con-el-deportivo-alaves/ Gaizka Toquero firma por dos temporadas con el Deportivo Alavés (Gaizka Toquero signs for two seasons with Deportivo Alavés)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714182613/http://www.deportivoalaves.com/gaizka-toquero-firma-por-dos-temporadas-con-el-deportivo-alaves/ |date=2015-07-14 }}; Deportivo Alavés, 14 July 2015 (in Spanish)</ref> He was an ever-present figure in [[2015–16 Segunda División|his first season]], scoring nine goals in 39 starts as the team returned to the top tier after a ten-year wait;<ref>[https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/alaves/654369-quien-dijo-gol.html ¿Quién dijo gol? (Who said goal?)]; [[Vavel]], 1 June 2016 (in Spanish)</ref><ref name=Hero/> he added 23 with one goal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/abci-valencia-alaves-201609221036_directo.html|title=El Valencia consigue su primera victoria frente al Alavés|trans_title=Valencia get their first win against Alavés|publisher=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|language=Spanish|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref> during [[2016–17 La Liga|the second]], and played a part in their [[2016–17 Copa del Rey|run]] to the [[2017 Copa del Rey Final|domestic cup final]], although he was an unused substitute in the showpiece match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39909498|title=Barcelona 3–1 Alavés|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 May 2017|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref>


As his contract at [[Mendizorrotza Stadium]] was finally not renewed, Toquero decided to train with hometown minnows [[CD Aurrerá de Vitoria]] in the close season while considering his options for the future.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/athletic-bilbao/20170801/43267704900/toquero-alaves-athletic-aurrera-vitoria-renovacion.html|title=Toquero entrena con un equipo de Tercera a falta de definir su futuro|trans-title=Toquero trains with a fourth-tier team having failed to resolve his future|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=Spanish|date=1 August 2017|accessdate=2 August 2017}}</ref>
As his contract at [[Mendizorrotza Stadium]] was finally not renewed, Toquero decided to train with hometown minnows [[CD Aurrerá de Vitoria]] in the close season while considering his options for the future.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/athletic-bilbao/20170801/43267704900/toquero-alaves-athletic-aurrera-vitoria-renovacion.html|title=Toquero entrena con un equipo de Tercera a falta de definir su futuro|trans-title=Toquero trains with a fourth-tier team having failed to resolve his future|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=Spanish|date=1 August 2017|accessdate=2 August 2017}}</ref>

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Gaizka Toquero
Toquero before a game with Euskadi in 2011
Personal information
Full name Gaizka Toquero Pinedo
Date of birth (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Vitoria, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Number 23
Youth career
2001–2002 Ariznabarra
2002–2003 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Alavés C
2005–2006 Alavés B 29 (2)
2006–2007 Lemona 33 (0)
2007–2008 Sestao 37 (5)
2008–2015 Athletic Bilbao 156 (20)
2008 → Eibar (loan) 16 (4)
2015–2017 Alavés 62 (10)
2017– Zaragoza 0 (0)
International career‡
2010– Basque Country 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2016

Gaizka Toquero Pinedo (born 9 August 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza mainly as a right winger.

He spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 207 competitive games over the course of seven La Liga seasons and scoring 24 goals, and becoming a fan favourite for his endeavour.[1]

Club career

Early years

Toquero was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava. After a brief youth spell at Real Sociedad, and some years with both reserve teams of Deportivo Alavés, he started playing professionally for SD Lemona in the 2006–07 season, later joining Basque neighbours Sestao River Club (both clubs were in the third division).

While playing for Sestao, Athletic Bilbao showed interested in acquiring Toquero, whom eventually signed him in 2008.[2] After not being part of Joaquín Caparrós' plans, he was loaned to neighbouring SD Eibar greatly due to new manager Carlos Pouso, who had coached the player before.[3]

Athletic Bilbao

Toquero in action for Athletic Bilbao in 2011.

After 15 matches in 2008–09's second level, Toquero was recalled by Athletic on 4 January 2009, making his La Liga debut six days later by appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol.[4] He scored his first goal for the team on 4 March in a 3–0 home win in the Copa del Rey over Sevilla FC (4–2 on aggregate)[5] which qualified Athletic to the final: there, he opened the scoring, albeit in a 1–4 loss to FC Barcelona.[6][1]

Blessed with few technical skills but a tremendous hard-worker – which earned him the affectionate nickname of Lehendakari[7][8]– in 2009–10 Toquero blossomed into a first division player.[9] He started most of the campaign as an attacking complement to Fernando Llorente, and also found the net on several occasions, notably a double against Real Valladolid on 7 March 2010 in a 2–0 home success.[10]

Toquero once again was a regular starter for Athletic during 2010–11, opening his official goal account on 30 January 2011 by netting twice in a 2–0 win at Atlético Madrid.[11] At the end of the following season, he came off the bench in both the UEFA Europa League and the Spanish Cup finals, both of which ended in 0–3 defeats;[12][13] in October 2012 he renewed his contract, due to expire in June 2013, for three more years.[14]

Toquero made one substitute appearance in the 2014–15 edition of the UEFA Champions League, in a 1–2 group stage away loss against FC BATE Borisov.[15] His last game for the club (less than 50 minutes of action during the campaign) was in the dying moments of a 1–0 league win over Real Madrid, on 7 May 2015.[16]

Alavés

On 10 July 2015, Toquero cut ties with Athletic[17] and returned to Alavés four days later after agreeing to a two-year deal.[18] He was an ever-present figure in his first season, scoring nine goals in 39 starts as the team returned to the top tier after a ten-year wait;[19][1] he added 23 with one goal[20] during the second, and played a part in their run to the domestic cup final, although he was an unused substitute in the showpiece match.[21]

As his contract at Mendizorrotza Stadium was finally not renewed, Toquero decided to train with hometown minnows CD Aurrerá de Vitoria in the close season while considering his options for the future.[22]

Zaragoza

On 4 August 2017, Toquero signed a one-year deal with second division club Real Zaragoza.[23]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao
Alavés

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gaizka Toquero returns to Athletic Bilbao where he is a cult hero". Sky Sports. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ El Athletic ficha al delantero Gaizka Toquero (Athletic sign forward Gaizka Toquero); El Correo, 21 May 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Toquero: "No había pensado ni en debutar en Primera" (Toquero: "I had never even thought about making debuts in Primera"); Las Provincias, 5 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Iraola adelanta los Reyes (Iraola brings Reyes sooner); Marca, 4 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Athletic-Sevilla: Desmelene vasco hacia la final (3–0) (Athletic-Sevilla: Basque go crazy en route to final (3–0)); Diario de Sevilla, 5 March 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Athletic Bilbao 1–4 Barcelona Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine; Star Sports Network, 14 May 2009
  7. ^ "Toquero: "Lo de 'ari, ari, ari, Toquero lehendakari' es solo de Bilbao"" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "¡Dan un voto a Gaizka Toquero para Lehendakari!" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Sacrificio, entrega y valía, el secreto del éxito de Toquero (Sacrifice, hard work and value, Toquero's secret for success); El Desmarque, 20 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Toquero double sinks Valladolid; ESPN Soccernet, 7 March 2010
  11. ^ Toquero at the double for Athletic; ESPN Soccernet, 30 January 2011
  12. ^ "Falcao at double as Atlético march to title". UEFA.com. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Un soberbio Barcelona despide a Guardiola con el título de Copa ante el Athletic (0–3)" (in Spanish). RTVE. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Gaizka Toquero renueva su contrato con el Athletic hasta 2016 (Gaizka Toquero renews contract with Athletic until 2016); Mundo Deportivo, 11 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ "First-half strikes help BATE best Athletic". UEFA.com. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  17. ^ Gaizka Toquero's contract terminated; Athletic Bilbao, 10 July 2015
  18. ^ Gaizka Toquero firma por dos temporadas con el Deportivo Alavés (Gaizka Toquero signs for two seasons with Deportivo Alavés) Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine; Deportivo Alavés, 14 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ ¿Quién dijo gol? (Who said goal?); Vavel, 1 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  20. ^ "El Valencia consigue su primera victoria frente al Alavés" (in Spanish). ABC. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "Barcelona 3–1 Alavés". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Toquero entrena con un equipo de Tercera a falta de definir su futuro" [Toquero trains with a fourth-tier team having failed to resolve his future] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  23. ^ "El Real Zaragoza se refuerza con Gaizka Toquero" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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