Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alberto Gurrola Castro | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | ||
Date of death | 25 June 2022 | (aged 29)||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Atlas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Atlas | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Lobos BUAP (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2011–2013 | Mexico U20 | ||
Teams managed | |||
2016[1]–2019 | Mexico U17 (goalkeeper coach) | ||
2017–2019 | Mexico U18 (goalkeeper coach) | ||
2020–2021 | Mexico (goalkeeper coach) | ||
2021–2022 | Mexico Women (goalkeeper coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alberto Gurrola Castro (9 April 1993 – 25 June 2022) was a Mexican professional footballer and goalkeeper coach.[2][3]
Playing career
Gurrola started his career at Club Atlas Fuerzas Básicas, the Academy of CF Atlas and made his professional debut on loan with Lobos BUAP on 22 August 2013 during a 4–1 Copa MX loss to Veracruz.[4] In summer 2014 he joined Cimarrones de Sonora, before retiring in summer 2015.[5]
In 2013 Gurrola played for the Mexico U23 national team at the 2013 Toulon Tournament and in the same year, he was backup at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, for the Mexico U20.[6]
Coaching career
After his playing career Gurrola worked as goalkeeper coach for the Mexico U17,[7] Mexico U18,[8] Mexico men's and Mexico women's national teams.[9][10]
Personal life
His younger brother José Gurrola[11] and father José Carlos Gurrola were footballers.[12]
Death
Gurrola died on 25 June 2022, at the age of 29.[13]
References
- ^ 3 Sub 17 de América para eliminatoria rumbo a India 2017
- ^ Futbol sonorense de luto por la muerte de Alberto Gurrola
- ^ Alberto Gurrola (Alberto Gurrola Castro) at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- ^ Decían que sería el sucesor de Ochoa y jugó un Mundial
- ^ Decían que sería el sucesor de Ochoa y jugó un Mundial
- ^ Futbol sonorense de luto por la muerte de Alberto Gurrola
- ^ Se concentró la Selección Nacional de México Sub-17
- ^ La SNM Sub-18 se encuentra trabajando en el CAR
- ^ Tus enseñanzas quedarán guardadas siempre en nuestros 💚💚, Gurro. – Selección Nacional de México Femenil
- ^ Selección Mexicana: Alberto Gurrola, entrenador de porteros, falleció a los 29 años
- ^ José Gurrola, otro mundialista en la familia
- ^ Agrada a Alberto Gurrola jugar en su tierra natal
- ^ Selección Mexicana: Alberto Gurrola, entrenador de porteros, falleció a los 29 años (in Spanish)
External links
- Alberto Gurrola at Soccerway