In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toquero and the second or maternal family name is Pinedo.
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 39)
Place of birth
Vitoria, Spain
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Winger, forward
Youth career
Alavés
2001–2002
Ariznabarra
2002–2003
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2003–2005
Alavés C
16
(3)
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)
2017–2019
Zaragoza
27
(4)
Total
376
(48)
International career
2010–2016
Basque Country
7
(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Gaizka Toquero Pinedo (born 9 August 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right winger.
He spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 207 competitive matches during seven La Liga seasons and scoring 24[1] goals, and becoming a fan favourite for his endeavour.[2]
^Athletic's second goal in their 3–3 draw away to HJK Helsinki in August 2012 is a matter of dispute. Some sources, including his profile on the club's website (Athletic Bilbao[permanent dead link]), contemporary match reports (SportsMole, RTVE) and later career summaries in the media (El Desmarque El Mundo, Deia Archived 12 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine) give the goal to Toquero, which would be his 25th in total, but other statistical resources, including the UEFA match report, (UEFA, BDFutbol, Soccerway) count it as an own goal by HJK's Rami Hakanpää. Footage of the incident from a single angle (12:20) is inconclusive (additionally, the screen display shows 'own goal', but the stadium tannoy announcer can be heard crediting it to Toquero).
^Bate, Adam (8 January 2017). "Gaizka Toquero returns to Athletic Bilbao where he is a cult hero". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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equipos. Deia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015. Oficial: Nuevo equipo para GaizkaToquero. Fichajes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2015. Ponferradina y Real Valladolid...
celtavigo.net. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-07-05. [dead link] "Fichaje de GaizkaToquero" (in Spanish). athletic-club.net. 2008-06-21. Archived from the original...
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