Dei Ormache
 Ormache captaining SK Franz Josef City in 643 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dei Ormache Zaraigoechea | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 Ekain [22 January] 612 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ituraitz, Astograth | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 623–630 | Ituraitz FC | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 629–637 | Ituraitz FC | 111 | (90) | |||||||||||||
| 631 | → Izurria Pirates (loan) | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 632 | → Gortz United (loan) | 22 | (23) | |||||||||||||
| 638–646 | SK Franz Josef City | 216 | (174) | |||||||||||||
| 647–649 | Ituraitz FC | 53 | (30) | |||||||||||||
| 650–651 | Gortz United | 44 | (25) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 462 | (344) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 637–646 | Astograth | 145 | (49) | |||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Dei Ormache Zaraigoechea (born 19 Ekain [22 January] 612), is an Astograthian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players in Astograthian history, known for his achievements with Ituraitz FC, Polarian Divisjon One side SK Franz Josef City, the Astograthian national team, and his half-century-long association with Gortz United, of whom he is chairman-for-life.
Born in Ituraitz, Astograth, Ormache began his career at local club Ituraitz FC, making his debut in the Northwest Premier League at the age of 16. At age 18 he was sent on loan to Izurria Pirates, who were relegated from the NWPL that year. The next season, on loan at Gortz United, he guided the team to a runners-up finish in the league, their best in the NWPL, and became league top scorer with 23 goals.
Back at Ituraitz FC, Ormache scored 26 goals the following season to again top the scoring charts and win the NWPL. In 634, Ormache and Ituraitz FC began play in the newly-formed Astograthian First Division, quickly emerging as one of the top teams and he as one of the league's top players. Ituraitz FC won their first title in 636, with Ormache as top scorer and voted best player in the competition.
Ormache signed for Polarian Divisjon One club SK Franz Josef City in 638. In his nine seasons at the club, Ormache became one of the Griffons' most celebrated players and an international ambassador for the Divisjon One. With SK Franz Josef City he won three league titles in a row, three Latitude Cups, and two Ides of March Cups. His transfer and their two clashes in the Ides of March Cup cemented an enduring, friendly rivalry between Ituraitz FC and SK Franz Josef City.
Ormache returned to Ituraitz FC in 647, winning an additional First Division title and a Royal Cup. He signed for Gortz United, then in the Astograthian Second Division, at age 37, and brought Polarian sponsors with him. Gortz immediately won promotion to the First Division, where they had never played before, and have not been relegated since. Ormache retired from football in 651, after playing one last season in the top flight. He remained involved with Gortz United and has served as club chairman since 655, being appointed chairman-for-life in 682. Ormache oversaw the club winning its first top tier league title in 689.
At international level, Ormache is one of the Astograthian national team's most-capped and highest-scoring players, and well-known for having formed the team's most formidable strike partnership with his Ituraitz FC teammate Soter Sarlange. He achieved a number of firsts: played in Astograth's first match, scored their first goal, their first competitive goal, first hat-trick, and the goal against Starblaydia that qualified Astograth to their first World Cup. After playing in the finals of World Cup 57, Ormache captained the side to winning Cup of Harmony 50 and qualifying for World Cup 59. After playing at the tournament, held in Polar Islandstates, Ormache retired from international football in the year 646.
Honours
Ituraitz FC
- First Division: 636, 647
- Royal Cup: 637, 649
- Northwest Premier League: 633
SK Franz Josef City
- Divisjon One: 641, 642, 643
- Latitude Cup: 639, 640, 643
- Ides of March Cup: 643, 644
Astograth
Individual
- World Cup Hall of Fame
- Astograthian First Division Player of the Season: 636
- Astograthian First Division Top Scorer: 636
- Divisjon One Player of the Season: 642
- Divisjon One Foreign Player of the Season: 641, 642
- Divisjon One Top Scorer: 641, 642
- Northwest Premier League Top Scorer: 632, 633
- Astograthian Second Division Player of the Season: 650