| Iñaki Berruet | |
| Fullname: | José Ignacio Berruet Michelena |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Irun, Spain |
| Clubs1: | Behovia |
| Clubs2: | Real Unión B |
| Years3: | 1990–1995 |
| Caps3: | 77 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 1996–1999 |
| Caps4: | 104 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2000–2002 |
| Caps5: | 55 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2003–2005 |
| Caps6: | 74 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2005–2006 |
| Caps7: | 23 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2006–2009 |
| Caps8: | 90 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 423 |
| Totalgoals: | 14 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1998 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
José Ignacio Berruet Michelena (born 23 April 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre back.[1]
Berruet was born in Irun, in the Bidasoaldea region of the province of Gipuzkoa[2] in the Basque autonomous community, and began his career in the youth teams of Irun-based Real Unión. After spells with Behovia and Real Unión's B team, he joined the Unión first team in 1990. They won back-to-back Tercera División group titles in 1991 - 92 and 1992 - 93, and on the second occasion also won promotion to Segunda División B. Berruet continued to play for the club in the third tier until the 1995 - 96 campaign,[3] before joining Segunda División side Deportivo Alavés in January of that season.[1]
Berruet played a key role as Alavés won the Segunda División title in 1997 - 98, earning promotion to La Liga in the process.[3] He made his top flight debut on 20 September, as Alavés secured a 1 - 0 home win over Real Zaragoza at Mendizorrotza.[4] He made 36 appearances over the following season and a half,[3] before joining second tier Villarreal in January 2000.[1] He won top flight promotion again at the end of that season, and made a further 45 La Liga appearances for Villarreal over two and a half seasons.[3] He joined Córdoba in the Segunda División in February 2003.[1]
With Córdoba suffering relegation at the end of the 2004 - 05 campaign, Berruet left to join Lorca Deportiva, who were moving in the opposite direction. He spent one season with Lorca before dropping a division himself, returning to his roots by rejoining Real Unión. He played for the club for the next three years, helping them win their Segunda División B group and earn promotion in his final season. He retired in 2009 at the age of 36.[3]
Berruet received one cap for the Basque Country representative side, which came in a 5 - 1 win over Uruguay in 1998.[5] He was never a call-up in the Spain national team.
Real Unión
1991 - 92, 1992 - 93
2008 - 09
Deportivo Alavés
1997 - 98
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Real Unión | 1990 - 91 | Tercera División | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1992 - 93 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1993 - 94 | Segunda División B | 28 | 4 | - | - | - | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 1994 - 95 | 31 | 0 | - | - | - | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 - 96 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 5 | |||
| Deportivo Alavés | 1995 - 96 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1996 - 97 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 1997 - 98 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 45 | 1 | |||||
| 1998 - 99 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 - 2000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 104 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 1 | |||
| Villarreal | 1999 - 2000 | Segunda División | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2000 - 01 | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 - 02 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 - 03 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | |||
| Córdoba | 2002 - 03 | Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2003 - 04 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 - 05 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3 | |||
| Lorca Deportiva | 2005 - 06 | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| Real Unión | 2006 - 07 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2007 - 08 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2008 - 09 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 5 | |||
| Real Unión total | 167 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 190 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 423 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 473 | 15 | |||
1. Appearances in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
2. Appearances in the 2007 Segunda División B play-offs
3. Appearances in the 2009 Segunda División B play-offs