Carlos Gurpegui

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gurpegui and the second or maternal family name is Nausia.

Carlos Gurpegui
File:Carlos Gurpegui 2014.jpg
Gurpegui in 2014
Personal information
Full name Carlos Gurpegui Nausia
Date of birth (1980-08-19) 19 August 1980 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)
Youth career
River Ega[2]
1997–1998 Izarra
1998–1999 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Izarra 1 (0)
1999–2000 Basconia 33 (15)
2000–2002 Bilbao Athletic 56 (5)
2002–2016 Athletic Bilbao 313 (18)
Total 403 (38)
International career
2003–2016 Basque Country 6 (1)
2005 Navarre 1 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2023 Basconia
2023–2024 Bilbao Athletic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Gurpegui Nausia (alternate spelling Gurpegi; born 19 August 1980) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a central defender or defensive midfielder.

He spent his entire professional career with Athletic Bilbao,[3] which was marred by a two-year ban due to a nandrolone positive test.[4][5] Over 14 La Liga seasons, he appeared in 393 matches in all competitions and scored 22 goals.[6]

Club career

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Born in Pamplona and raised in the village of Andosilla, Navarre,[2] Gurpegui was a product of Athletic Bilbao's Lezama youth academy, and made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 31 March 2002 in a 5–2 away defeat against Villarreal CF,[7][6] going on to establish himself as the first-choice holding midfielder in the following years with 121 games in four seasons. On 17 January 2004, he scored a late equaliser against FC Barcelona in a 1–1 draw at the Camp Nou.[8]

Gurpegui was banned for two years on 3 November 2003, for testing positive for nandrolone in a 1 September 2002 game against Real Sociedad (4–2 away defeat, scoring both goals) the previous season.[9][5] The ban was initially suspended[10] after repeated appeals, with the player claiming that his body produced nandrolone naturally,[11] but the appeals were in vain and he eventually was forced to serve his sentence, which ran until 23 April 2008;[12] Athletic Bilbao, however, neither released the player nor took his number from the official squad,[13] and he returned to action in a 3–0 away loss to Real Madrid four days later.[14]

In the 2008–09 campaign, Gurpegui was used mostly as a backup due to the emergence of youngster Javi Martínez, but regained his starting position in the following years, precisely alongside Martínez.[15][16] On 28 November 2010, he headed home in the last minute against hometown club CA Osasuna, in a 1–0 home win.[17]

Gurpegui was again an important player in 2011–12 under new coach Marcelo Bielsa.[18] On 23 October 2011, having replaced Andoni Iraola at half-time in an eventual 1–1 draw at Valencia CF,[19] he also had to leave the pitch early into the second half, with a torn anterior cruciate ligament which ended his season.[20][21]

After Martínez left in summer 2012 to join FC Bayern Munich, Gurpegui was chosen by Bielsa as the next player to be converted from defensive midfielder to central defender.[22] After playing a big role in their qualification for the tournament through finishing fourth domestically in 2013–14, partnering the much younger Aymeric Laporte, he featured in defence in six matches in the subsequent edition of the UEFA Champions League.[23][24]

The team reached three finals of the Copa del Rey in Gurpegui's time at the San Mamés Stadium, losing them all to Barcelona – he was an unused substitute on every occasion. He did play in both legs of the 2015 Supercopa de España against the same opponents, lifting the trophy as captain.[25][26]

On 11 May 2016, by now a fringe player, 35-year-old Gurpegui announced he would retire from the game at the end of the season.[27][28]

International career

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Gurpegui played six matches (one goal) for the unofficial Basque selection.[29] He also featured for the equivalent Navarrese team.[30]

Gurpegui had already retired from club football when he appeared in his last friendly for the Basque Country on 27 May 2016, a draw and win on penalties over Corsica.[31]

Coaching career

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On retiring from playing, Gurpegui was appointed to a coaching role at Athletic Bilbao working under Ernesto Valverde.[32] However, when the latter moved to Barcelona in the 2017 off-season he did not take the former with him, nor was there any place in the new structure under José Ángel Ziganda; instead, Gurpegui was appointed as an ambassador for the club.[32]

In December 2021, having rejoined Athletic's coaching network, Gurpegui signed as manager of the farm team, CD Basconia, with previous incumbent Patxi Salinas having moved up to the reserves.[33] On 30 May 2023, he replaced Alex Pallarés at the helm of the latter, recently relegated to Segunda Federación.[34]

On 6 May 2024, after achieving promotion to Primera Federación as league winners, Gurpegui stepped down from his position.[35]

Personal life

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Gurpegui's older brother, Pedro María, was also a footballer who played as a forward. He had a spell in the reserve side of Osasuna, coming up against his younger sibling in a league fixture in the semi-professional Segunda División B in 2000.[36][37]

Pedro's career stalled after a serious knee injury,[38] and he never played above that level.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[39][40][41]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Izarra 1997–98 Segunda División B 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Basconia 1999–2000 Tercera División 33 15 — — — 33 15
Bilbao Athletic 1999–2000 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2000–01 Segunda División B 23 2 — — — 23 2
2001–02 Segunda División B 32 3 — — — 32 3
Total 56 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 5
Athletic Bilbao 2001–02 La Liga 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2002–03 La Liga 27 4 1 0 — — 28 4
2003–04 La Liga 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
2004–05 La Liga 34 4 8 0 8[a] 2 — 50 6
2005–06 La Liga 30 2 3 0 — — 33 2
2006–07[b] La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2007–08 La Liga 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2008–09 La Liga 19 0 7 0 — — 26 0
2009–10 La Liga 34 1 1 0 7[a] 0 2[c] 0 44 1
2010–11 La Liga 31 2 4 1 — — 35 3
2011–12 La Liga 7 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 9 0
2012–13 La Liga 27 1 0 0 7[a] 0 — 34 1
2013–14 La Liga 27 2 5 0 — — 32 2
2014–15 La Liga 23 1 6 0 8[d] 1 — 37 2
2015–16 La Liga 15 0 1 0 7[a] 0 2[c] 0 25 0
Total 313 18 37 1 39 3 4 0 393 22
Career total 403 38 37 1 39 3 4 0 483 42
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Banned
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Supercopa de España
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League

Managerial statistics

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As of 5 May 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Basconia Spain 14 December 2021 30 May 2023 53 26 15 12 87 59 +28 049.06 [42]
Bilbao Athletic Spain 30 May 2023 6 May 2024 34 25 7 2 68 17 +51 073.53 [43]
Total 87 51 22 14 155 76 +79 058.62 —

Honours

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Athletic Bilbao

See also

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References

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