Joseba Ituarte

José Francisco 'Joseba' Ituarte Goenaga (born 26 September 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. ^[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ituarte and the second or maternal family name is Goenaga.

Joseba Ituarte

Ituarte working with Almería B
Personal information
Full name	José Francisco Ituarte Goenaga
Date of birth	(1970-09-26) 26 September 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Lasarte-Oria, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1989	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1991	Real Sociedad B
1991–1993	Touring	81	(0)
1993–1994	Hércules	2	(0)
1995	Pontevedra	18	(0)
1995–1998	Almería	8	(0)
1995–1998	Poli Almería	22	(0)
1998–1999	Águilas	12	(0)
1999–2000	Granada	3	(0)
2000–2001	Imortal	1	(0)
2001–2002	Huesca
2002–2003	Portosantense
2003–2004	Motril	33	(0)
2004–2005	Roquetas	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Born in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, Ituarte played youth football with Real Sociedad. In a 16-year senior career his professional input consisted of ten second division games with Hércules CF and UD Almería combined, and one with Imortal D.C. in the Portuguese second level.

Ituarte started working as a goalkeeper coach with his last club, CD Roquetas. In 2005, he joined Almería in the same capacity and also in Andalusia, going on to spend several seasons with the reserves;^[2] in October 2013 he moved abroad, signing for Muangthong United F.C. in the Thai Premier League.