Iñigo Idiakez
Spanish footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iñigo Idiakez Barkaiztegi (born 8 November 1973)[1] is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward, and is a manager.
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Full name | Iñigo Idiakez Barkaiztegi | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-11-08) 8 November 1973 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1989–1992 | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1995 | Real Sociedad B | 64 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
1992–2002 | Real Sociedad | 233 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Oviedo | 33 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Derby County | 88 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Southampton | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2007 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 487 | (90) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Spain U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1996 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Euskalduna | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Berio | ||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Cultural Leonesa | ||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Cancún | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | Aston Villa U21 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | Real Unión | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Beginning his career at Real Sociedad, he appeared in 254 official matches during his tenure while competing in ten La Liga seasons (36 goals scored). In his homeland, he also represented Segunda División clubs Oviedo and Rayo Vallecano. He moved to England in 2004 at the age of 30, where he represented Championship teams Derby County, Southampton and Queens Park Rangers, retiring in 2008; he played for Spain at under-21 and under-23 levels.
Idiakez went into coaching in 2009, working at amateur level in Spain before signing with Apollon Limassol from Cyprus as assistant manager. He moved back to England in 2013, taking up a youth coaching position at Leicester City. He joined Derby County as first-team coach in 2016, before being appointed at Luton Town.