Iñaki Bollaín

Iñaki Bollaín
Personal information
Full name	José Ignacio Bollaín Ochoa
Date of birth	5 October 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Noja
Youth career
	Laredo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1993	Laredo
1993–1994	Gimnástica
1994–1997	Racing Santander
1997–1999	Levante
1999	Jerez
1999–2000	Noja
2000	Novelda
2000–2003	Burgos
2003–2004	Palencia
2004–2005	Laredo
2005	Sangonera
2005–2007	Granada
2007–2009	Roquetas
2009	Burgos
2009–	Noja
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2013

José Ignacio Bollaín Ochoa (born 6 October 1974), commonly known as Iñaki, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right defender.

Football career[edit]

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Iñaki made his senior debuts in the 1992–93 season with local CD Laredo, in Tercera División. One year later he first arrived in Segunda División B, signing with neighbouring Gimnástica de Torrelavega.

In the 1994 summer, Iñaki joined Racing de Santander: on 4 September he appeared in his first La Liga game, playing the last 20 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid.^[1] On 8 January of the following year he scored his first goal in the top flight, netting the third in a 3–2 home win over Valencia CF.^[2]

In December 1997 Iñaki moved to Levante UD, in Segunda División. In his first year he played 20 matches but suffered team relegation, and, after leaving in the 1999 summer, resumed his career in the third and fourth levels, representing Jerez CF, SD Noja (two stints),^[3] Novelda CF, Burgos CF (two spells),^[4] CF Palencia, Laredo, Sangonera Atlético CF, Granada CF and CD Roquetas; with the last two clubs he achieved promotion to division three in 2006 and 2008, respectively.

References[edit]

^ El cero puede más que todos en Santander (Zero was the strongest in Santander); El Mundo Deportivo, 5 September 1994 (in Spanish)
^ El Rácing acába con lá sequía de gól en su feudo (Racing ends home goal drought); El Mundo Deportivo, 9 January 1995 (in Spanish)
^ Iñaki Bollaín oposita con el Noja al tercer ascenso a Segunda B de su carrera (Iñaki Bollaín poised for third promotion to Segunda B in his career with Noja); Ideal, 28 April 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Iñaki Bollaín es el refuerzo para la defensa del Burgos (Iñaki Bollaín the reinforcement for Burgos' defence); Diario de Burgos, 11 March 2009 (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

Iñaki Bollaín at BDFutbol
Futbolme profile (in Spanish)

[1] El cero puede más que todos en Santander (Zero was the strongest in Santander); El Mundo Deportivo, 5 September 1994 (in Spanish)

[2] El Rácing acába con lá sequía de gól en su feudo (Racing ends home goal drought); El Mundo Deportivo, 9 January 1995 (in Spanish)

[3] Iñaki Bollaín oposita con el Noja al tercer ascenso a Segunda B de su carrera (Iñaki Bollaín poised for third promotion to Segunda B in his career with Noja); Ideal, 28 April 2011 (in Spanish)

[4] Iñaki Bollaín es el refuerzo para la defensa del Burgos (Iñaki Bollaín the reinforcement for Burgos' defence); Diario de Burgos, 11 March 2009 (in Spanish)

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