Imanol Agirretxe
Agirretxe in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Imanol Agirretxe Arruti | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Usurbil, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Antiguoko | ||
| 2001–2003 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2003–2004 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Real Sociedad B | 110 | (33) |
| 2005– | Real Sociedad | 235 | (71) |
| 2007 | → Castellón (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Spain U16 | 3 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Spain U17 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2016. |
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Imanol Agirretxe Arruti (born 24 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a striker.
Born in Usurbil, Gipuzkoa, Agirretxe was a product of Real Sociedad's youth system. He first appeared with the first team in 2004–05, amassing three substitute appearances – during his second, a 1–3 home loss against Málaga CF on 15 May 2005, he managed to score after just 16 minutes on the pitch. In the following three seasons combined, however, he only appeared in nine league matches, and also served a six-month loan spell at CD Castellón in the second division.
In 2008–09's second level, Agirretxe appeared regularly for the main squad, mainly due to the serious injury to Iñigo Díaz de Cerio. He netted nine goals in 28 games, but the Basques again failed to return to La Liga.
Again mainly a backup after the signing on loan of Uruguayan Carlos Bueno, Agirretxe scored six times in the following campaign, in 36 matches, as Real finally promoted as champions. In 2011–12, following Raúl Tamudo's departure and the continuous physical problems that bothered Joseba Llorente, he was finally made first-choice, and netted three goals in his first two league games: two against Sporting de Gijón in a 2–1 away win and one against FC Barcelona, helping the hosts come from behind 0–2 for an eventual 2–2 draw; he finished with ten successful strikes, only trailing Carlos Vela in the squad.
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