Iñaki Bea
![]() Bea in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | Dominican Republic | ||
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 | |||
2014 | Levante (assistant) | ||
2015–2021 | Eibar (assistant) | ||
2021 | AFE | ||
2022– | Dominican Republic | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Iñaki Bea Jauregi (born 27 June 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently the head coach of the Dominican Republic senior team.
Club career[]
Bea was born in Amurrio, Álava. After starting out with modest clubs in his native Basque Country, and having a stint in the Segunda División B with Ciudad de Murcia, he had his first taste of professional football at Lorca Deportiva CF in the 2005–06 season, helping the side retain their Segunda División 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[1] 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.[2]
Bea left in July 2009, moving to the second tier with Real Murcia, being relegated in his only season and being subsequently released.[3] Aged 32, he had his first experience abroad, signing a 1+1 contract with Austrian club FC Wacker Innsbruck.[4] He made his Bundesliga debut on 18 July 2010, playing the entire 4–0 home win over SK Rapid Wien.[5] 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.[6]
After retiring, Bea worked as assistant manager at Levante UD and SD Eibar under José Luis Mendilibar, his former coach at Valladolid.[7][8][1]
References[]
- ^ a b Iñaki Bea: "El trabajo de Sergio es bestial" (Iñaki Bea: "Sergio is doing one hell of a job"); Marca, 9 November 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Angustioso empate en el Reyno (Anxious draw at the Reyno); Marca, 28 October 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ Iñaki Bea, octava baja del Real Murcia tras el descenso (Iñaki Bea, eighth out at Real Murcia after relegation); La Verdad, 7 July 2010 (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)
- ^ Iñaki Bea, ayudante técnico de Mendilibar (Iñaki Bea, Mendilibar's technical assistant); El Correo, 4 June 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Iñaki Bea, un segundo con historia (Iñaki Bea, this sidekick has quite a past); El País, 22 January 2017 (in Spanish)
External links[]
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Álava
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- SD Amorebieta footballers
- Amurrio Club footballers
- Ciudad de Murcia footballers
- Lorca Deportiva CF footballers
- Real Valladolid players
- Real Murcia players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- FC Wacker Innsbruck players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Dominican Republic national football team managers