Andoni Iraola

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iraola and the second or maternal family name is Sagarna.

Andoni Iraola
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Iraola playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2007
Personal information
Full name Andoni Iraola Sagarna[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-22) 22 June 1982 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Usurbil, Spain[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano (manager)
Youth career
1991–1999 Antiguoko
1999–2000 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Basconia 35 (4)
2001–2003 Bilbao Athletic 75 (15)
2003–2015 Athletic Bilbao 406 (33)
2015–2016 New York City 38 (0)
Total 554 (52)
National team
2001 Spain U18 1 (0)
2003 Spain U21 1 (0)
2008–2011 Spain 7 (0)
2003–2013 Basque Country 9 (0)
Teams managed
2018–2019 AEK Larnaca
2019–2020 Mirandés
2020– Rayo Vallecano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Andoni Iraola Sagarna (Basque pronunciation: [andoni iɾa.ola s̺aɣarna], Spanish: [anˈdoni iɾaˈola saˈɣaɾna]; born 22 June 1982) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back, currently manager of Rayo Vallecano.

Combative and with good passing skills, he spent the vast majority of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao,[2] appearing in 510 competitive matches over 12 seasons.[3]

Playing career[]

Club[]

Athletic Bilbao[]

Iraola was born in Usurbil, Gipuzkoa. A product of Athletic Bilbao's youth system at Lezama after joining from Antiguoko,[4] he made his debut with the first team in the 2003–04 season, becoming an instant first choice while often taking penalties and free kicks. On 30 August 2003 he made his first La Liga appearance, starting in a 0–1 home loss against FC Barcelona,[5] and his five goals in 30 appearances helped the team qualify for the UEFA Cup.[1]

During his 12 seasons, Iraola never played in fewer than 30 league matches, scoring in all but one league campaign – like former club legend Aitor Larrazábal, who played as a left back[3][6]– while also helping the Basque side finish second in three Copa del Rey tournaments and the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. On 28 January 2007 he netted twice in a 2–0 away win over neighbours Real Sociedad, who were finally relegated; Athletic narrowly avoided the drop, ranking in 17th position.[7] He played his first cup final in 2009, a 1–4 loss to Barcelona at Mestalla in Valencia,[8] and three years later helped them finish runners-up in both the domestic cup[9] and the Europa League.[10]

2012–13 marked the first year where Iraola failed to find the net in the league, but he continued to be the side's first-choice in his position as he featured in 35 games. His only goal of the season came on 24 August 2012 in a 6–0 home rout of HJK Helsinki in the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League (9–3 on aggregate).[11]

Iraola renewed his contract with the club on 4 December 2013, keeping him at the San Mamés until 30 June 2015.[12] In the 24th minute of his last league appearance against Villarreal CF in May 2015, Aritz Aduriz offered him the taking of a penalty kick but he declined, so the former converted it instead; the two players then combined for Iraola to score from open play four minutes later.[13] He captained the team in his last match, the 2015 Copa del Rey Final which was lost 3–1 to Barcelona.[14]

New York City[]

On 16 June 2015, aged 33, Iraola moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Major League Soccer club New York City FC.[15][16] He made his debut against Toronto FC at the Yankee Stadium on 12 July, playing the entirety of a 4–4 draw.[17]

Iraola announced his retirement on 17 November 2016.[18][19]

International[]

On 20 August 2008, Iraola was called by new Spain coach Vicente del Bosque for a friendly with Denmark, alongside teammate Fernando Amorebieta.[20] He entered the pitch in the final 15 minutes of the 3–0 away victory, coming in as a substitute for Sergio Ramos.[21]

On 29 March 2011, after nearly one and a half years without playing for the national team, Iraola started in a 3–1 defeat of Lithuania in Kaunas for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers.[22] He was due to make the cut for the final squad, but injury forced him out in favor of Atlético Madrid's Juanfran.[23]

Iraola played on the Basque representative side for a full decade, having debuted late on in a 2–1 win over Uruguay on 27 December 2003.[24][25]

Coaching career[]

Iraola was appointed manager of Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC on 18 June 2018, succeeding compatriot Imanol Idiakez.[26] He was sacked the following 14 January,[27] after nearly two months without winning a single match.[28]

On 10 July 2019, Iraola replaced departed Borja Jiménez at the helm of CD Mirandés, newly promoted to Segunda División.[29] He took the team to the semi-finals of the Spanish Cup for the second time in their 92-year history, notably disposing of top-tier sides RC Celta de Vigo, Sevilla FC and Villarreal.[30] On 21 July 2020, he left the club as his contract expired.[31]

Iraola remained in the second division in August 2020, taking over from Paco Jémez at Rayo Vallecano.[32] On 6 July 2021, after achieving promotion in the playoffs, he extended his contract until 2022.[33] The following season, he again led a club to the last four of the national cup; it was the second time Rayo had achieved this, the first occasion coming 40 years earlier.[34]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[35][36][37]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[38] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2000–01 Tercera División 35 4 – – – 35 4
Bilbao Athletic 2001–02 Segunda División 38 5 – – – 38 5
2002–03 Segunda División 37 10 – – – 37 10
Total 75 15 – – – 75 15
Athletic Bilbao 2003–04 La Liga 30 5 1 0 – – 31 5
2004–05 La Liga 34 4 7 1 8 1 – 49 6
2005–06 La Liga 38 3 4 0 – – 42 3
2006–07 La Liga 35 5 2 0 – – 37 5
2007–08 La Liga 36 1 5 1 – – 41 2
2008–09 La Liga 33 6 8 0 – – 41 6
2009–10 La Liga 37 2 2 0 11 0 2 0 52 2
2010–11 La Liga 37 4 4 0 – – 41 4
2011–12 La Liga 35 1 9 0 15 0 – 59 1
2012–13 La Liga 35 0 1 0 7 1 – 43 1
2013–14 La Liga 34 1 6 0 0 0 – 40 1
2014–15 La Liga 22 1 6 0 5 1 – 33 2
Total 406 33 56 2 46 3 2 0 510 38
New York City 2015 Major League Soccer 9 0 0 0 – – 9 0
2016 Major League Soccer 29 0 0 0 – 2 0 31 0
Total 38 0 0 0 – 2 0 40 0
Career total 554 52 56 2 46 3 4 0 660 57

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[39]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2008 2 0
2009 2 0
2011 3 0
Total 7 0

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 19 March 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 23 May 2018 14 January 2019 29 12 9 8 44 28 +16 041.38 [40]
Mirandés Spain 10 July 2019 21 July 2020 49 18 17 14 73 72 +1 036.73 [41]
Rayo Vallecano Spain 6 August 2020 Present 85 38 17 30 107 88 +19 044.71 [42]
Total 163 68 43 52 224 188 +36 041.72 —

Honours[]

Athletic Bilbao

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (20 February 2011). "Iraola, sin fin" [Iraola, without limits]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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  8. ^ Melero, Delfín (13 May 2009). "El Barça se corona por aplastamiento" [Barça crowned through crushing]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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  25. ^ "Euskadi golea a Perú" [Euskadi thrash Peru]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 28 December 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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  33. ^ "Andoni Iraola 2022" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  34. ^ "El Rayo de Iraola hace historia en Copa Del Rey al volver 40 años después a semis" [Iraola's Rayo make history in the King's Cup by returning to the semis after 40 years]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  35. ^ Andoni Iraola at Athletic Bilbao
  36. ^ Andoni Iraola at BDFutbol
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  38. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, MLS playoffs.
  39. ^ "Andoni Iraola". European Football. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  40. ^ "AEK Larnaca: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  41. ^ "Iraola: Andoni Iraola Sagarna: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  42. ^ "Iraola: Andoni Iraola Sagarna: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
    "Iraola: Andoni Iraola Sagarna: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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