Iñaki Bea

Iñaki Bea
	Bea in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Iñaki Bea Jauregi
Date of birth	27 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Amurrio, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Amorebieta
2000–2003	Amurrio
2003	Ciudad Murcia
2003–2006	Lorca Deportiva
2006–2009	Valladolid
2009–2010	Murcia
2010–2012	Wacker Innsbruck
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iñaki Bea Jauregi (born 27 June 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Bea was born in Amurrio, Álava. After starting out with modest clubs in his native Basque Country, and having a stint in the third division with Ciudad de Murcia, he had his first taste of professional football at Lorca Deportiva CF in the 2005–06 season, helping the club retain its second level status.

Subsequently, Bea joined Real Valladolid, scoring three goals in 35 games as the Castile and León team returned to La Liga in 2007 after a three-year absence, but being less used in the following years – only seven matches in the 2007–08 campaign. He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 28 October 2007, featuring 45 minutes in the 2–2 away draw against CA Osasuna.^[1]

Bea was released in July 2009, moving to division two with Real Murcia, being relegated in his first and only season and being subsequently released. Aged 32 he had his first experience abroad, signing a 1+1 contract with Austrian side FC Wacker Innsbruck.^[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 18 July 2010, playing the entire 4–0 home win over SK Rapid Wien;^[3] his first and only goal in the competition arrived on 22 September of that year, when he helped to a 4–2 away defeat of Kapfenberger SV.^[4]