David Karanka
Personal information
Full name	David Karanka de la Hoz
Date of birth	April 20, 1978 (1978-04-20) (age 31)
Place of birth	Vitoria, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Guijuelo
Youth career
1994–1997	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2002 2000–2001 2002–2005 2005–2007 2008 2008–2009 2009–	CD Baskonia Bilbao Athletic Athletic Bilbao → Extremadura (loan) Real Murcia Sporting Gijón Real Unión Sant Andreu Guijuelo	27 (15) 54 (17) 8 (1) 39 (13) 93 (21) 40 (2) 15 (3)
National team2
2003	Euskadi XI	1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31August 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

David Karanka de la Hoz (born April 20, 1978 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for CD Guijuelo in Segunda División B, as a striker.

[edit] Football career

Karanka, younger brother of former Athletic de Bilbao, Real Madrid, Colorado Rapids and Spain central defender Aitor Karanka, came up through the ranks of the Basque giants, and first appeared with the main side on May 14, 2000, playing 15 minutes of a 0–0 draw at RCD Espanyol.

After a loan stint to CF Extremadura in 2000–01, where he scored 13 second level goals, Karanka returned to Athletic, with virtually no impact (six matches, although he scored once, in a 3–2 thriller success at Celta de Vigo, as Bilbao trailed 0–2 with eight minutes remaining).

Karanka then returned to the second division, helping Real Murcia achieve promotion in 2002–03, netting 13 goals and adding seven in next season's top flight, as Murcia returned to where they came from.

After two seasons, he was transferred to fellow league side Sporting de Gijón where his form deteriorated, scoring only twice in 33 games over two seasons. In January 2008, Karanka joined Real Unión, in Irún, Guipúzcoa, moving in August to another third division outfit, UE Sant Andreu.

[edit] External links

• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)

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