Iago Iglesias
Iago Iglesias Castro (born 23 February 1984 in A Coruña, Galicia) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iago Iglesias Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Galicia Gaiteira | |||
| 2000–2003 | Calasanz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Laracha | ? | (30) |
| 2005 | Atlético Arteixo | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Deportivo B | 24 | (6) |
| 2005–2008 | Deportivo La Coruña | 20 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → Elche (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Valencia B | 33 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Montañeros | 78 | (14) |
| 2012–2014 | Racing Ferrol | 60 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Laracha | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2015 | |||
Club career edit
Bought by hometown's Deportivo de La Coruña from amateurs Atlético Arteixo in 2005, Iago spent two seasons alternating between the first team and the reserves, without ever establishing himself in the former. He made his debut in La Liga on 20 October 2005, playing the second half of a 0–1 home loss against CA Osasuna.[1]
For the 2007–08 campaign, Iago was loaned to second division side Elche CF,[2] also being used rarely. In that summer, he was released by Depor and joined Valencia CF Mestalla.[3]
After leaving Valencia's reserves, Iago kept fit training with his first club Laracha CF, joining another team in the third level shortly after, Montañeros CF also in the A Coruña region.[4]
International career edit
In May 2006, Iago was called up for a Spain under-21 side match against Denmark, only a few months after making his professional debut with Deportivo. He earned the first of his two caps by coming on as a second-half substitute in the 0–2 loss in Brøndby, on the 17th.[5]
References edit
- ^ El Deportivo se estrella contra Osasuna (Deportivo crash against Osasuna); El Mundo, 2 October 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Iago Iglesias Castro del Depor ficha por el Elche (Depor's Iago Iglesias Castro signs for Elche) 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 22 August 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ Toledo y Iago Iglesias, nuevos fichajes para el Valencia CF "B" (Toledo and Iago Iglesias, new Valencia CF "B" signings) 16 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 3 September 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Montañeros incorpora al ex deportivista Iago Iglesias (Montañeros add former deportivista Iago Iglesias); La Voz de Galicia, 31 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ España cae ante Dinamarca (2–0) en un partido en el que no supo encontrar el camino del gol (Spain fall to Denmark (2–0) in match where goal eluded them); Europa Press, 17 May 2006 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Iago Iglesias at BDFutbol
- Iago Iglesias at Soccerway