Gaizka Toquero

Gaizka Toquero
	Toquero before a game with Euskadi in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Gaizka Toquero Pinedo
Date of birth	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
2003–2005	Alavés C
2005–2006	Alavés B
2006–2007	Lemona
2007–2008	Sestao
2008–2015	Athletic Bilbao
2008	→ Eibar (loan)
2015–2017	Alavés
2017–2019	Zaragoza
Total
International career
2010–2016	Basque Country
	*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.

[goal25-1] 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).

[Hero-2] 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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