Portrait of Koke

Birthday profile

Koke

Spanish association football player

Born
January 8, 1992
Age in 2026
34
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1992

About Koke

Jorge Resurrección Merodio (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe resureɣˈθjom meˈɾoðjo]; born 8 January 1992), known as Koke ([ˈkoke]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains La Liga club Atlético Madrid. He has spent the entirety of his career with Atlético Madrid since making his debut with the first team in 2009, playing a club record of over 700 competitive matches and winning the 2013–14 and 2020–21 La Liga, two Europa League titles and two UEFA Super Cup trophies, while he was also a Champions League runner-up in 2014 and 2016. Koke won the 2013 European Championship with the Spain under-21 team. He also made his debut for the full side that year, and represented the country at three World Cups and two European Championships. Koke scored his first league goal for Atlético against Sevilla FC on 26 February 2011, his 47th-minute header from a Diego Forlán cross made it 1–1 in an eventual 2–2 home draw.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Koke timeline

  1. Koke scored his first league goal for Atlético against Sevilla FC on 26 February 2011, his 47th-minute header from a Diego Forlán cross made it 1–1 in an eventual 2–2 home draw.
  2. Koke won the 2013 European Championship with the Spain under-21 team.

The world when Koke was born

Koke was born in 1992. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1992

  • #1 song"End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
  • Top movieUnforgiven
  • Top TV show60 Minutes
  • Best-selling bookThe Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Waller

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDream Team dominates Olympic basketball in Barcelona
  • Top headlineBill Clinton elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst text message sent
  • Defining fadGrunge fashion flannel shirts
  • Notable inventionText messaging (SMS)
  • World population5.45 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population255.0M

1992 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Koke's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19922026
Gas$1.13$3.45/gal
Average home$100,000$435,000
Average income$37,553$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population255.0M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, Olympedia, UEFA. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.