Igor Jauregi Explained

Igor Jauregi
Fullname:Igor Jauregi Iraola[1]
Birth Date:29 April 1974
Birth Place:Tolosa, Spain
Position:Centre-back
Years1:1994–1995
Years2:1995–1996
Years3:1997
Years4:1997–1998
Years5:1998–2007
Years6:2002
Clubs2:Hernani
Clubs6:Eibar (loan)
Caps3:18
Caps4:38
Caps5:135
Caps6:12
Goals3:0
Goals4:3
Goals5:7
Goals6:0

Igor Jauregi Iraola (born 29 April 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Jauregi spent the first part of his career in the lower leagues, arriving at Basque giants Real Sociedad at already 24. He played 22 La Liga matches in his first season, his debut coming on 30 August 1998 in a 3–3 home draw against Real Oviedo.[2]

After a six-month loan in the Segunda División with SD Eibar, which he had already represented,[3] Jauregui returned to Real but, safe for the 2002–03 campaign, where the club incidentally finished second,[4] he was more often than not a fringe player.

In June 2007, after his contract expired, Jauregi had to retire from the game due to persistent health problems: after a poorly managed tendinitis three years earlier, he also contracted the Helicobacter pylori bacteria, even though he successfully dealt with the latter situation.[5]

Jauregi returned to Eibar in 2014, going on to spend several years at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium as team psychologist.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Igor JAUREGI Iraola. El Mundo. es. 16 September 2009.
  2. News: Festival anotador entre la Real Sociedad y el Oviedo. Scoring festival between Real Sociedad and Oviedo. ABC. Óscar. Parrondo. es. 31 August 1998. 27 March 2014.
  3. News: La revolución silenciosa de Olabe. Olabe's silent revolution. El País. es. 28 March 2002. 9 July 2021.
  4. News: La mayoría de edad de una gesta incompleta. Incomplete epic comes of age. Mundo Deportivo. Xabier. Isasa. es. 22 June 2021. 9 July 2021.
  5. News: El parte médico afirma que el cuerpo de Igor Jauregi ya ha erradicado la dichosa bacteria. Medical report sustains Igor Jauregi's body has already eliminated darn bacteria. Deia. es. 26 September 2006. 16 September 2009.
  6. News: Jauregi: "Lo que hace cada uno, puede ayudar al grupo a superar una situación adversa". Jauregi: "What each one of us does, can help the group to overcome an adverse situation". Diario AS. es. 30 March 2020. 11 January 2023.