Igor Jauregi

Igor Jauregi

Personal information
Full name	Igor Jauregi Iraola
Date of birth	(1974-04-29) 29 April 1974
Place of birth	Tolosa, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Tolosa
1995–1996	Hernani
1997	Aurrerá	18	(0)
1997–1998	Eibar	38	(3)
1998–2007	Real Sociedad	135	(7)
2002	→ Eibar (loan)	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Jauregi and the second or maternal family name is Iraola.

Igor Jauregi Iraola (born 29 April 1974) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender – he could also operate as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

Born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Jáuregi played the first part of his football career in the lower leagues, arriving at Basque giants Real Sociedad at already 24. He played 22 La Liga matches in his first season – his debut coming on 30 August 1998 in a 3–3 home draw against Real Oviedo– but struggled subsequently.

After a six-month loan in the second division with lowly SD Eibar, which he had already represented, Jáuregui returned but, safe for the 2002–03 campaign, where the club incidentally finished second, he was almost always a fringe player.

In June 2007, after his contract with Real Sociedad expired, Jáuregi had to retire from the game due to persistent health problems: after a poorly managed tendinitis three years earlier, he also contracted the Helicobacter pylori bacteria, even though he successfully dealt with the situation.

External links

• Igor Jauregi profile at BDFutbol
• El Mundo stats (Spanish)