Pizo Gómez

Gómez was born in Eibar in the Gipuzkoa province of the Basque Country, and was a member of the youth teams of SD Eibar. However, he turned professional in 1983 with the significantly more famous local team Athletic Bilbao. He spent two years in the reserve team, which included a brief loan spell with Lleida, before making his debut for the senior team in 1985. This came on 13 October in a 3–3 home draw against Real Valladolid at the San Mamés Stadium, which would be his only appearance of the season. His second full season with Bilbao was much more successful, making 40 appearances in all competitions. He also made his European debut, in a 2–0 home UEFA Cup win against East Germany's 1. FC Magdeburg on 17 September 1986. He also scored his first and only goal for Bilbao in this match. He played in all four matches in the competition as Bilbao were knocked out by Beveren of Belgium in the second round. At the end of the season, Gómez left Bilbao and joined Osasuna. His debut for his new club was on 6 September 1987, in a 0–0 away draw with Real Sociedad at the Atotxa Stadium. He made his home debut a week later in a 4–1 win against Real Valladolid at the El Sadar Stadium. He had a successful season, making 33 appearances, and he scored Osasuna's goal in a 3–1 defeat to Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on 6 December. The following season was equally successful, as he made a further 33 appearances, and netted an impressive six goals. This impressive form led to…

Gómez currently lives in Pamplona, and is married with two daughters, named Marta and Patricia. In 2017, he was caught up in a fraud scandal known as Caso ERE, and was fined €640,000 as a result.