- Albert Jorquera
Football player infobox
playername = Albert Jorquera
fullname = Albert Jorquera Fortià
height = height|m=1.83
nickname = Jorque
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|3|3
cityofbirth =Bescanó ,Catalonia
countryofbirth =Spain
currentclub =FC Barcelona
clubnumber = 25
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1992-1998
youthclubs =FC Barcelona
years = 1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-
clubs =FC Barcelona C FC Barcelona B AD Ceuta CE Mataró
FC Barcelona BFC Barcelona
caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
4 (0)
31 (0)
17 (0)
13 (0) [ [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=40913&cc=5901 ESPN] (Last updated: 25 Jun 2007)]
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam =Catalonia | nationalcaps(goals) = 1
pcupdate = 26/11/2006
ntupdate =Albert Jorquera Fortià (born
March 3 ,1979 inGirona ,Catalonia ) is a Spanish football player who playsgoalkeeper forFC Barcelona .Jorquera started playing for the Barcelona youth school in 1994. After that he went to Barcelona C in 1998, and was promoted to the
FC Barcelona B team the following year. He was loaned toAD Ceuta andCE Mataró in second division B, before seizing the starting position in the second team. His first appearance in the top tier football was againstAthletic Bilbao on January 17, 2004, and for 2004-05, following the departure of unsettledRüştü Reçber , he was permanently ascended to the first team. In March 2007 he signed a contract extension with Barcelona until June 2008. [ [http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada06-07/03/n070302100115.html Barcelona.cat] ]On
December 29 2007 , playing an unofficial match for theCatalonia national football team , Jorquera suffered an ACL injury to his right knee, which will keep him out of the pitches for at least six months. Barcelona signedCelta Vigo 'sJosé Manuel Pinto until the end of the season.In March 2008, his contract was extended again, this time running until summer 2010.
Jorquera is the older cousin of Celtic player
Marc Crosas . [ [http://www.fcbarcelonaweb.co.uk/v3/news/1181660820/118/index.html FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk › News › Bojan, Giovani and Crosas added to squad ] ]Trophies
FC Barcelona
* 2 Copa Catalunya (2004-05 and 2006-07)
* 2 Leagues (2004-05 and 2005-06)
* 2 Supercups (2005 and 2006)
* 1 Champions League (2005-06)External links
* [http://en.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=72725/index.html UEFA Champions League Bio]
References
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