Garazi Murua Astorkiza (born 24 January 1995) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender. Her only professional team was Athletic Club, where she was the captain for several seasons.
Club career Murua started her career in Bizkerre's academy. In 2014 she spent one semester in the United States playing with the ETSU Buccaneers (East Tennessee State University) as part of a degree in economics she was undertaking at the University of the Basque Country.2014-15 Roster #3 Garazi Murua , East Tennessee State Buccaneers Soon after returning to Bilbao, she made her Primera División debut for Athletic, and in her first full season – 2015–16 – the club finished as national champions.
A back injury sustained before the start of the 2022–23 season caused her to miss all of the campaign.El Athletic de Iraia Iturregi pierde a su capitana Garazi Murua [Iraia Iturregi's Athletic loses its captain Garazi Murua], Asís Martín, El Desmarque, 22 September 2022 Having agreed a one-year contract extension in the hope of returning to full fitness,Garazi Murua signs one-year extension, Athletic Club, 14 June 2023 she was named among the substitutes for 13 league and cup fixtures towards the end of 2023–24 but never made a competitive comeback, retiring as a player in June 2024 aged 29.Garazi retires from football at Athletic Club, Athletic Club, 4 June 2024 She was honoured with a farewell ceremony and a last starting appearance - along with fellow departing veterans Yulema Corres and Eunate Arraiza - on the final matchday of the season, in which Athletic defeated Sevilla 2–1 at San Mamés."Garazi, Eunate y Yulema han dado un ejemplo de pensar en el otro y no en el yo" ["Garazi, Eunate and Yulema have given an example of thinking about others and not about one's self"], Mundo Deportivo, 14 June 2024 (in Spanish)Athleticek Garazi Murua, Yulema Corres eta Eunate Arraiza omendu ditu San Mamesen [Athletic has honored Garazi Murua, Yulema Corres and Eunate Arraiza in San Mames], EITB, 16 June 2024 (in Basque)
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Garazi Murua on LinkedIn