| Iñaki Tejada | |
| Fullname: | Iñaki Tejada Fernández |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Bilbao, Spain |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Iturrigorri |
| Youthyears2: | 1979–1985 |
| Youthclubs2: | Athletic Bilbao |
| Years1: | 1985–1988 |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1987 |
| Clubs2: | → Sestao (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1987–1988 |
| Clubs3: | → Lemona (loan) |
| Years4: | 1988–1989 |
| Years5: | 1989–1990 |
| Years6: | 1990–1991 |
| Years7: | 1991–1992 |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 30 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1996–1998 |
| Managerclubs1: | Sporting Gijón (youth) |
| Manageryears2: | 1998–2003 |
| Managerclubs2: | Sporting B (assistant) |
| Manageryears3: | 2003–2012 |
| Managerclubs3: | Sporting Gijón (assistant) |
| Manageryears4: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs4: | Sporting Gijón |
| Manageryears5: | 2012–2014 |
| Managerclubs5: | Sporting B (assistant) |
| Manageryears6: | 2014–2017 |
| Managerclubs6: | Sporting Gijón (assistant) |
| Manageryears7: | 2017–2019 |
| Managerclubs7: | Alavés (assistant) |
| Manageryears8: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs8: | Espanyol (analyst) |
Iñaki Tejada Fernández (born 19 November 1965) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Tejada joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 1979, aged 13, after starting it out at SD Iturrigorri.[1] Promoted to the reserves in 1985, he made his professional debut on 27 April of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Roberto Martínez in a 1–6 Segunda División home loss against CD Málaga.
After appearing sparingly, Tejada served loans at Sestao River Club and SD Lemona, suffering a severe knee injury while at the latter. He would subsequently represent CA Marbella, CE L'Hospitalet, CF Gandía and CD Lugo, the latter in Segunda División B.[2]
After retiring at the age of just 27 due to injuries, Tejada joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup as a coach. In 1998, he was appointed Marcelino García Toral's assistant at the club's reserve team, being also with the manager in the main squad.[3]
Tejada remained at Mareo after Marcelino's departure, being an assistant of both Ciriaco Cano and Manolo Preciado.[4] On 31 January 2012, after Preciado's dismissal, he was appointed manager of the first team.[5]
Tejada was in charge of the Asturians for two matches (a 1–1 draw against CA Osasuna and a 0–4 defeat against Valencia CF) before being replaced by Javier Clemente.[6]
Tejada was appointed Abelardo Fernández's assistant at Sporting B for the 2012–13 campaign. On 5 May 2014, after the manager's promotion to the first team, he remained as his second fiddle.[7]
From 2017 to 2019, he accompanied Abelardo Fernández once again, this time at Alavés. At the end of December 2019, he was appointed analyst under Abelardo at Espanyol.[8] They left the club in June 2020.[9]