Iván Iglesias

Iván Iglesias Corteguera (born 16 December 1971) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Corteguera.
Iván Iglesias
Personal information
Full name Iván Iglesias Corteguera
Date of birth (1971-12-16) 16 December 1971
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Sporting Gijón B 55 (4)
1991–1993 Sporting Gijón 43 (4)
1993–1995 Barcelona 49 (5)
1995–1996 Sporting Gijón 18 (0)
1996–2000 Oviedo 94 (11)
2000–2002 Rayo Vallecano 26 (1)
2002–2003 Cartagonova 20 (0)
2003–2004 Oviedo ACF
Total 305 (25)
National team
1991 Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Iglesias started playing professionally with local Sporting de Gijón. After only two seasons – and only appearing regularly in his second – he was signed by La Liga powerhouse FC Barcelona in the 1993 off-season, after agreeing to a five-year contract.[1]

Never an undisputed starter at the Camp Nou, Iglesias did make 71 official appearances in his two-year spell. On 8 January 1994 he closed the scoresheet for Johan Cruyff's side against Real Madrid, in a 5–0 home demolition[2] as Barcelona eventually clinched the league title.[3]

Iglesias then returned to Sporting for another campaign, appearing sparingly, after which he switched to neighbouring Real Oviedo where he would stay four years, always in the top level. He retired in June 2002 at only 30 while at Rayo Vallecano (also in the first division), due to injuries, totalling 230 games and 21 goals in 11 seasons.

Iglesias later opened a football school, with former Sporting teammate Juanele.[4]

Honours

Barcelona

References
  1. Miserachs, Jaume (11 July 1993). "Iván, con todas las de la ley" [Iván, as it should]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. Astruells, Andrés (9 January 1994). "El Barça se apunta otro 5–0 histórico" [Barça clinch another historical 5–0]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. Perearnau, Francesc (15 May 1994). "Apoteosis en la cuarta" [Exhilaration in fourth]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. Casado, Edu (7 August 2009). "Qué fue de… Iván Iglesias" [What happened to… Iván Iglesias]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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