Iñaki Bea
Iñaki Bea Jauregi (born 27 June 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the assistant manager of SD Eibar.
.jpg.webp) Bea in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñaki Bea Jauregi | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Amurrio, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eibar (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Amorebieta | ||
| 2000–2003 | Amurrio | 87 | (1) |
| 2003 | Ciudad Murcia | 16 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Lorca Deportiva | 102 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Valladolid | 59 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Murcia | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Wacker Innsbruck | 63 | (1) |
| Total | 353 | (8) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Eibar (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Football career
Bea was born in Amurrio, Álava. After starting out with modest clubs in his native Basque Country, and having a stint in the third division with Ciudad de Murcia, he had his first taste of professional football at Lorca Deportiva CF in the 2005–06 season, helping the club retain its second level status.
Subsequently, Bea joined Real Valladolid, scoring three goals in 35 games as the Castile and León team returned to La Liga in 2007 after a three-year absence, but being less used in the following years – only seven matches in the 2007–08 campaign. He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 28 October 2007, featuring 45 minutes in the 2–2 away draw against CA Osasuna.[1]
Bea was released in July 2009, moving to division two with Real Murcia, being relegated in his first and only season and being subsequently released. Aged 32 he had his first experience abroad, signing a 1+1 contract with Austrian side FC Wacker Innsbruck.[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 18 July 2010, playing the entire 4–0 home win over SK Rapid Wien;[3] his first and only goal in the competition arrived on 22 September of that year, when he helped to a 4–2 away defeat of Kapfenberger SV.[4]
References
- Angustioso empate en el Reyno (Anxious draw at the Reyno); Marca, 28 October 2007 (in Spanish)
- Iñaki Bea Jauregi wechselt zu Wacker Innsbruck (Iñaki Bea Jauregi moves to Wacker Innsbruck); Wacker Innsbruck, 28 June 2010 (in German)
- Sensation am Tivoli (Show at Tivoli); ORF, 18 July 2010 (in German)
- Drei Tore innerhalb von nur zehn Minuten: Innsbruck schlägt Kapfenberg souverän 4:2 (Three goals in just ten minutes: Innsbruck have no problem beating Kapfenberg 4:2); NEWS, 22 September 2010 (in German)