Markel Bergara

Markel Bergara

Personal information
Full name	Markel Bergara Larrañaga
Date of birth	5 May 1986 (1986-05-05) (age 25)
Place of birth	Elgoibar, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Real Sociedad
Number	5
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	Real Sociedad B	55	(0)
2005–	Real Sociedad	67	(0)
2005–2006	→ Eibar (loan)	25	(0)
2006–2007	→ Vecindario (loan)	18	(0)
National team
2002	Spain U16	3	(0)
2002–2003	Spain U17	16	(0)
2004–2005	Spain U19	16	(0)
2005	Spain U20	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Bergara and the second or maternal family name is Larrañaga.

Markel Bergara Larrañaga (born 5 May 1986 in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Sociedad in La Liga, as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

A Real Sociedad youth graduate, Bergara started his professional career on loan, having season-long spells in the second division, with SD Eibar and UD Vecindario; both ended in relegation.

On 4 September 2007, he made his first-team debut for Real, appearing in a 0–1 away defeat against UD Las Palmas for the season's Spanish Cup. He only played four times in the league in his first year (also in the second level).

Honours

Spain U19

• UEFA U-19 Championship: 2004

External links

• Real Sociedad official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Markel Bergara – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Bergara, Markel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	5 May 1986
Place of birth	Elgoibar, Spain
Date of death
Place of death