Igor Jauregi

Igor Jauregi Iraola (born 29 April 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jauregi and the second or maternal family name is Iraola.
Igor Jauregi
Personal information
Full name Igor Jauregi Iraola[1]
Date of birth (1974-04-29) 29 April 1974[1]
Place of birth Tolosa, Spain[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
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

Club career

Born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Jauregi spent the first part of his 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.[2]

After a six-month loan in the Segunda División with SD Eibar, which he had already represented,[3] Jauregui returned to Real but, safe for the 2002–03 campaign, where the club incidentally finished second,[4] he was more often than not a fringe player.

In June 2007, after his contract expired, Jauregi 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 latter situation.[5]

Jauregi returned to Eibar in 2014, going on to spend several years at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium as team psychologist.[6]

References
  1. "Igor JAUREGI Iraola". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  2. Parrondo, Óscar (31 August 1998). "Festival anotador entre la Real Sociedad y el Oviedo" [Scoring festival between Real Sociedad and Oviedo]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. "La revolución silenciosa de Olabe" [Olabe's silent revolution]. El País (in Spanish). 28 March 2002. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. Isasa, Xabier (22 June 2021). "La mayoría de edad de una gesta incompleta" [Incomplete epic comes of age]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. "El parte médico afirma que el cuerpo de Igor Jauregi ya ha erradicado la dichosa bacteria" [Medical report sustains Igor Jauregi's body has already eliminated darn bacteria]. Deia (in Spanish). 26 September 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  6. "Jauregi: "Lo que hace cada uno, puede ayudar al grupo a superar una situación adversa"" [Jauregi: "What each one of us does, can help the group to overcome an adverse situation"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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