Albert Jorquera

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Albert Jorquera
Personal information
Full name	Albert Jorquera Fortià
Date of birth	March 3, 1979 (1979-03-03) (age 29)
Place of birth	Bescanó, Catalonia, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	FC Barcelona
Number	25
Youth clubs
1992-1998	FC Barcelona
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-	FC Barcelona C FC Barcelona B AD Ceuta CE Mataró FC Barcelona B FC Barcelona	? (?)  ? (?) 4 (0) 31 (0) 17 (0) 13 (0)[1]
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26/11/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Albert Jorquera Fortià (born March 3, 1979 in Bescanó, Girona, Catalonia) is a Spanish football player who plays goalkeeper for FC 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 to AD Ceuta and CE Mataró in second division B, before seizing the starting position in the second team. His first appearance in the top tier football was against Athletic Bilbao on January 17, 2004, and for 2004-05, following the departure of unsettled Rüştü Reçber, he was permanently ascended to the first team. In March of 2007 he signed a contract extension with Barcelona until June 2008.^[2]

On December 29th, 2007, playing an unofficial match for the Catalonia 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 signed Celta Vigo's José Manuel Pinto until the end of the season.

In March 2008, his contract was extended again, this time running until summer 2010.

Contents 1 Trophies 1.1 FC Barcelona 2 External links 3 References

[edit] Trophies

[edit] 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)

[edit] External links

• UEFA Champions League Bio

[edit] References

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