Agus (footballer)
Agustín García Íñiguez (born 3 May 1985), commonly known as Agus, is a former Spanish professional footballer who last played as a central defender for Indian club ATK. He has retired from all forms of football in July 2020.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Agustín García Íñiguez | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Bonete, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | ATK | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Albacete | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Albacete B | 32 | (0) |
2005 | Albacete | 7 | (0) |
2005–2009 | Real Madrid B | 91 | (3) |
2007–2008 | → Celta (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Córdoba | 56 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Alcorcón | 40 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Orduspor | 24 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Mallorca | 45 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Albacete | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Houston Dynamo | 8 | (0) |
2017 | → RGV Toros (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Esbjerg | 35 | (0) |
2019 | Nea Salamina | 7 | (0) |
2019–20 | ATK | 14 | (0) |
National team | |||
2005 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2020 |
Club career
Agus was born in Bonete, Province of Albacete. After appearing in seven La Liga games for eventually relegated Albacete Balompié in the 2004–05 season,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] he was bought by Real Madrid for €600,000 and immediately sent to its B-team.
As Castilla were relegated from the second division in 2006–07, Agus, alongside coach Míchel's son Adrián, were loaned to another side in that level, RC Celta de Vigo, with very different individual fates. The former returned to Real's reserves for the 2008–09 campaign.[8]
In the subsequent summer, Agus signed for three years with Córdoba CF, with his previous club holding 50% of his rights.[9] In the following years, safe for one season in the Turkish Süper Lig with Orduspor,[10] he continued competing in his country's division two, representing AD Alcorcón, RCD Mallorca[11] and Albacete.[12]
On 27 January 2016, Agus signed with Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.[13][14] Released on 9 June 2017,[15] the following month the 32-year-old moved to the Danish 1st Division and joined Esbjerg fB on a two-year deal.[16]
Agus signed for ATK of the Indian Super League on 26 July 2019, from Nea Salamina Famagusta FC.[17] He has retired from all forms of professional football in July 2020.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 26 November 2017
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Albacete | 2004–05[18] | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Real Madrid B | 2005–06[18] | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
2006–07[18] | Segunda División | 39 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
2007–08[18] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2008–09[18] | Segunda División B | 33 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
Total | 91 | 3 | — | — | 91 | 3 | ||||
Celta (loan) | 2007–08[18] | Segunda División | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
Córdoba | 2009–10[18] | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
2010–11[18] | Segunda División | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 56 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 63 | 3 | |||
Alcorcón | 2011–12[18] | Segunda División | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 2 |
Orduspor | 2012–13[19] | Süper Lig | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
Mallorca | 2013–14[18] | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
2014–15[18] | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2015–16[18] | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 57 | 2 | |||
Albacete | 2015–16[18] | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Houston Dynamo | 2016[19] | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
RGV Toros (loan) | 2017[19] | United Soccer League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Esbjerg | 2017–18[19] | Danish 1st Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Career total | 323 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 343 | 11 |
- Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
References
- El Málaga sentencia al Albacete (Málaga finish Albacete); El País, 18 April 2005 (in Spanish)
- Mista salva a un raquítico Valencia (Mista saves rachitic Valencia); El País, 25 April 2005 (in Spanish)
- Eto'o relaja los nervios del Barça (Eto'o relaxes Barça's nerves); El Mundo, 1 May 2005 (in Spanish)
- El Albacete condena al Levante a sufrir hasta el final (Albacete condemn Levante to suffer until the end); El Mundo, 8 May 2005 (in Spanish)
- El Villarreal sella el descenso del Albacete (Villarreal seal Albacete's relegation); El País, 15 May 2005 (in Spanish)
- El 'Alba' deja escapar el triunfo ante la Real ('Alba' let win against Real slip); El Mundo, 22 May 2005 (in Spanish)
- El Racing viste de farolillo al Albacete (Racing dress Albacete as last); El Mundo, 29 May 2005 (in Spanish)
- Balderas, Miguel Ángel (26 November 2013). "La última plantilla que descendió con el Castilla. ¿Qué fue de ellos?" [The last squad to be relegated with Castilla. What happened to them?] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- El Córdoba obtiene la cesión del central del Real Madrid Agus (Córdoba get loan of Real Madrid stopper Agus); Diario AS, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- Agus ficha por el Orduspor turco (Agus signs for Turkey's Orduspor); Moi Celeste, 16 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- El Mallorca ficha al central Agus para las próximas tres temporadas (Mallorca sign stopper Agus for the next three seasons); Diario de Mallorca, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- Jason Remeseiro y Agus, los últimos fichajes del Albacete Balompié (Jason Remeseiro and Agus, last signings of Albacete Balompié); Vavel, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- Houston Dynamo sign Spaniards David Rocha and Agus; Our Sports Central, 27 January 2016
- Murray, Caitlin (27 January 2016). "Houston Dynamo sign Spaniards David Rocha, Agustin "Agus" Iniguez". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Houston Dynamo waive Agus; Houston Dynamo, 9 June 2017
- EfB henter rutineret spansk midterforsvarer (EfB acquire seasoned Spanish midfielder); Esbjerg fB, 10 July 2017 (in Danish)
- Chowdhury, Aritra (26 July 2019). "ATK rope in Spanish defender Agus". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- "Agus: Agustín García Iñiguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- "Agus". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2017.