Alberto Gurrola

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

Alberto Gurrola Castro (9 April 1993 – 25 June 2022) was a Mexican professional footballer and goalkeeper coach.^[2][3]

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)
2013–2014	→‎ Lobos 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

Playing career

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

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

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

Death

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

References

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. . Archived from the original on 16 May 2021.
4. "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. "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.

External links

• Alberto Gurrola at Soccerway