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Alberto Gurrola

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Alberto Gurrola
Personal information
Full name Alberto Gurrola Castro
Date of birth (1993-03-09)9 March 1993
Place of birth Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Date of death 25 June 2022(2022-06-25) (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)
2013–2014Lobos BUAP (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2015 Cimarrones de Sonora 2 (0)
International career
2011–2013 Mexico U20
Managerial career
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

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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.[4]

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.[5]

Coaching career

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After his playing career Gurrola worked as goalkeeper coach for the Mexico U17,[6] Mexico U18,[7] Mexico men's and Mexico women's national teams.[8][9]

Personal life

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His younger brother José Gurrola[10] and father José Carlos Gurrola were footballers.[11]

Death

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Gurrola died on 25 June 2022, at the age of 29.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "3 Sub 17 de América para eliminatoria rumbo a India 2017 | Pasión Águila". pasionaguila.com.
  2. ^ "Futbol sonorense de luto por la muerte de Alberto Gurrola". Noticias de Sonora | EL IMPARCIAL.
  3. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional". Archived from the original on 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Decían que sería el sucesor de Ochoa y jugó un Mundial; ahora pierde la vida". El Futbolero México.
  5. ^ "Futbol sonorense de luto por la muerte de Alberto Gurrola". Noticias de México | EL IMPARCIAL.
  6. ^ "Se concentró la Selección Nacional de México Sub-17".
  7. ^ "La SNM Sub-18 se encuentra trabajando en el CAR".
  8. ^ @Miseleccionfem (26 June 2022). "Guardamos un minuto de silencio por el sensible fallecimiento de nuestro compañero y amigo Alberto Gurrola.Gracia..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b "Selección Mexicana: Alberto Gurrola, entrenador de porteros, falleció a los 29 años". Record.com.mx. 25 June 2022.
  10. ^ "José Gurrola, otro mundialista en la familia". Grupo Milenio.
  11. ^ "Agrada a Alberto Gurrola jugar en su tierra natal". 9 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
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