Albert Jorquera

Albert Jorquera
Albert Jorquera (April 2007)
Personnel
Surname	Albert Jorquera Fortià
birthday	March 3, 1979
place of birth	Bescanó ,  Spain
size	183 cm
position	goalkeeper
Juniors
Years	station
0000-1994	Vilobí FC
1994-1998	FC Barcelona
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1998-1999	FC Barcelona C
1999-2003	FC Barcelona B	43 (0)
2000-2001	→  AD Ceuta  (loan)	3 (0)
2001-2002	→  CE Mataró  (loan)	31 (0)
2003-2009	FC Barcelona	7 (0)
2009-2010	FC Girona	33 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Albert Jorquera i Fortià (born March 3, 1979 in Bescanó , Spain ) is a former Spanish football player on the position of goalkeeper .

career

Jorquera moved in 1994 from Vilobí FC to the Barça school for the youth team of FC Barcelona. In 1998 he went to FC Barcelona C and a year later saw him rise to the FC Barcelona B . From 2000 to 2002 Jorquera was loaned to AD Ceuta and CE Mataró for one year each . In the 2002/2003 season he achieved a regular place in the second team of FC Barcelona. He made his debut in the Primera División on January 17, 2004 against Athletic Bilbao (1-1). In March 2007, Jorquera was then committed to 2008 as a substitute goalkeeper behind Victor Valdes of the A team of FC Barcelona. In December 2007 he suffered a serious knee injury that put him out of action for half a year. Nevertheless, his contract was extended to 2010 in March 2008. In 2009 Jorquera moved to FC Girona . In August 2010, at the age of 31, he announced his retirement to work as a jeweler in the family business after graduating in gemology .

Jorquera has played for the Catalan football team several times .

successes

• Spanish champion : 2005, 2006, 2009
• Spanish Super Cup winner : 2005, 2006
• Champions League winner : 2006, 2009
• Copa del Rey : 2009

Individual evidence

1. ↑ goal.com: Albert Jorquera Leaves Barcelona For Girona - Report , August 26, 2009
2. ↑ mundodeportivo.com: Jorquera, una joya de portero

Web links

• Albert Jorquera in the database of weltfussball.de
• Application dates at BDFutbol