Iñigo Idiakez
Idiakez in 2005
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Iñigo Idiakez Barkaiztegi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Derby County (first team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Real Sociedad B | 64 | (25) |
| 1992–2002 | Real Sociedad | 233 | (33) |
| 2002–2003 | Oviedo | 33 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | (5) |
| 2004–2006 | Derby County | 88 | (20) |
| 2006–2008 | Southampton | 35 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 487 | (90) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Spain U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1996 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Añorga (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Euskalduna | ||
| 2011–2012 | Berio | ||
| 2012 | Apollon Limassol (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2016 | Leicester City (youth) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Iñigo Idiakez Barkaiztegi (born 8 November 1973) is a Spanish football player and coach who played as a midfielder and occasionally forward. He is currently first team coach of English club Derby County.
During 13 years he played for Real Sociedad, with relative impact with the first team. In 2003, at the age of 30, he moved to England where he finished his career after having represented three teams, without however having played in the Premier League.
Idiakez was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. In 1989 he joined local Real Sociedad's youth system, making his senior debuts with the B-team where he shared teams with his older brother Imanol. He first appeared with the main squad on 8 November 1992, on his 19th birthday, against Cádiz CF in La Liga; despite that early debut he did not become a regular member of the first team squad until the 1994–95 season, playing nearly two full campaigns with the reserves in Segunda División B.
Subsequently, Idiakez appeared in a further eight top flight seasons with the Txuriurdin, going on to appear in nearly 300 official games. During most of his spell he was a regular substitute and, in 1998–99 and 2000–01, scored a career-best seven league goals.
At the end of the 2001–02 season, having finished his link with Real Sociedad, Idiakez signed with Real Oviedo, who had just been relegated to Segunda División and were in a deep financial crisis. He only spent one year with the Asturias side, who finished the season penultimate, being relegated to division three then demoted a further category because of financial ireegularities.
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