Julio Iglesias (footballer)

Julio Iglesias
Personal information
Full name	Julio José Iglesias Rouget
Date of birth	26 September 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Avilés, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1995	Barcelona B
1991–1992	→ Avilés (loan)
1995–1996	Almería
1996–1997	Leganés
1997–2000	Albacete
2000–2002	Tenerife
2002–2003	Valladolid
2003–2004	Algeciras
2004–2007	Xerez
2007–2008	Córdoba
2008–2009	Atlético Ciudad
Total
International career
1987–1989	Spain U16
1988–1991	Spain U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julio José Iglesias Rouget (born 26 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Iglesias spent most of his professional career in the Segunda División, with two stints in La Liga: in the 2001–02 season he appeared in 16 games for CD Tenerife, which were relegated,^[1] and played second-fiddle to Albano Bizzarri in the following campaign, playing no matches for Real Valladolid.^[2]

Over the course of 15 seasons, Julio Iglesias made exactly 300 appearances in the second tier, mainly for FC Barcelona B, Albacete Balompié and Xerez CD (three years apiece). He retired in June 2009 at the age of 36, then worked as a goalkeeper coach.^[3]

Honours

Spain U16

UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1988

References

^ "Aragoneses firma su tercer ascenso con el Tenerife" [Aragoneses signs his third promotion with Tenerife]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Bizzarri, Jacobo y un portero suplente" [Bizzarri, Jacobo and a backup goalkeeper]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Julio Iglesias, técnico de porteros" [Julio Iglesias, goalkeeper coach]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 31 October 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

External links

Julio Iglesias at BDFutbol

[1] "Aragoneses firma su tercer ascenso con el Tenerife" [Aragoneses signs his third promotion with Tenerife]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[2] "Bizzarri, Jacobo y un portero suplente" [Bizzarri, Jacobo and a backup goalkeeper]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[3] "Julio Iglesias, técnico de porteros" [Julio Iglesias, goalkeeper coach]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 31 October 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

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