Andoni Iraola
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andoni Iraola Sagarna | ||
Date of birth | 22 June 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Usurbil, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Antiguoko | ||
1999–2000 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Baskonia | 35 | (4) |
2001–2003 | Bilbao Athletic | 75 | (15) |
2003– | Athletic Bilbao | 334 | (31) |
International career‡ | |||
2001 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
2003 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
2008– | Spain | 7 | (0) |
2003– | Euskadi | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 27 January 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2011 |
Template:Spanish name Andoni Iraola Sagarna (Basque pronunciation: [anˈdoni iɾaˈola saˈɣarna]; born 22 June 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga as a right back.
Combative and with good passing skills, he spent his entire professional career with Athletic Bilbao.[1]
Club career
Iraola was born in Usurbil, Gipuzkoa. A product of Athletic Bilbao's youth system, Lezama, Iraola made his debuts with the first team in the 2003–04 season, becoming an instant first-choice, while often taking Athletic's penalties and free kicks. On 30 August 2003 he made his first La Liga appearance, starting in a 0–1 home loss against FC Barcelona.[2]
During his spell, Iraola never played in fewer than 30 league matches, while also helping the Basque club qualify for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, and finish second in the 2009 Copa del Rey; like former club legend, Aitor Larrazábal, he also contributed goals, scoring at least once in every season.
On 28 January 2007 Iraola scored twice in a 2–0 away win against neighbours Real Sociedad, who were finally relegated. Athletic narrowly avoided the drop, ranking in 17th position.[3]
International career
On 20 August 2008, Iraola was called by new Spain coach Vicente del Bosque for a friendly with Denmark, alongside teammate Fernando Amorebieta. He entered the pitch in the final 15 minutes of the 3–0 away success, subbing in for Sergio Ramos.
On 29 March 2011, after nearly one-and-a-half years without playing for the national team, Iraola started in a 3–1 win against Lithuania in Kaunas for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers.[4] He was due to make the cut for the final squad, but injury forced him out in favor of Atlético Madrid's Juanfran.[5]
Honours
- Athletic Bilbao
- UEFA Europa League: runner-up 2011–12
- Copa del Rey: runner-up 2008–09, 2011–12
- Supercopa de España: runner-up 2009
Club statistics
As of 16 February 2012[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other [7] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Baskonia | 2000–01 | 35 | 4 | – | – | – | 35 | 4 | |||
Total | 35 | 4 | – | – | – | 35 | 4 | ||||
Bilbao Athletic | 2001–02 | 38 | 5 | – | – | – | 38 | 5 | |||
2002–03 | 37 | 10 | – | – | – | 37 | 10 | ||||
Total | 75 | 15 | – | – | – | 75 | 15 | ||||
Athletic Bilbao | 2003–04 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 5 | ||
2004–05 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | 49 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 3 | |||
2006–07 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 5 | |||
2007–08 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 2 | |||
2008–09 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 6 | |||
2009–10 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |
2010–11 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 4 | |||
2011–12 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | – | 59 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
Total | 337 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 423 | 35 | |
Career totals | 447 | 50 | 43 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 533 | 54 |
References
Infobox club statistics
- Player: Iraola; Athletic Club, 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
General
- ^ Iraola, sin fin (Iraola, without limits); El País, 20 February 2011 Template:Es icon
- ^ Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2003
- ^ Real Sociedad 0-2 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 28 January 2007
- ^ Mata the catalyst as Spain win in Lithuania; UEFA.com, 29 March 2011
- ^ Negredo, Jordi Alba y Juanfran, tres caras nuevas para tres necesidades (Negredo, Jordi Alba and Juanfran, three new faces for three needs); Goal.com, 28 May 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ Official site statistics
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
External links
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Andoni Iraola at National-Football-Teams.com
- Soccerway profile
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Gipuzkoa
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga footballers
- Segunda División B footballers
- Tercera División footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain international footballers