Julio Iglesias (footballer) explained

Julio Iglesias
Fullname:Julio José Iglesias Rouget
Birth Date:26 September 1972
Birth Place:Avilés, Spain
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Barcelona
Years1:1990–1995
Caps1:19
Goals1:0
Years2:1991–1992
Clubs2:Avilés (loan)
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:1995–1996
Caps3:34
Goals3:0
Years4:1996–1997
Caps4:24
Goals4:0
Years5:1997–2000
Caps5:91
Goals5:0
Years6:2000–2002
Caps6:26
Goals6:0
Years7:2002–2003
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2003–2004
Caps8:15
Goals8:0
Years9:2004–2007
Caps9:78
Goals9:0
Years10:2007–2008
Caps10:20
Goals10:0
Years11:2008–2009
Caps11:4
Goals11:0
Totalcaps:321
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1987–1989
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1988–1991
Nationalcaps2:19
Nationalgoals2:0

Julio José Iglesias Rouget (born 26 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Iglesias spent most of his professional career in the Segunda División, with two stints in La Liga: in the 2001–02 season he appeared in 16 games for CD Tenerife, which were relegated,[1] and played second-fiddle to Albano Bizzarri in the following campaign, playing no matches for Real Valladolid.[2]

Over the course of 15 seasons, Julio Iglesias made exactly 300 appearances in the second tier, mainly for FC Barcelona B, Albacete Balompié and Xerez CD (three years apiece). He retired in June 2009 at the age of 36, then worked as a goalkeeper coach.[3]

Honours

Spain U16

1988

Notes and References

  1. News: Aragoneses firma su tercer ascenso con el Tenerife. Aragoneses signs his third promotion with Tenerife. La Voz de Galicia. Spanish. 3 June 2013. 27 June 2019.
  2. News: Bizzarri, Jacobo y un portero suplente. Bizzarri, Jacobo and a backup goalkeeper. Diario AS. Spanish. 12 June 2003. 27 June 2019.
  3. News: Julio Iglesias, técnico de porteros. Julio Iglesias, goalkeeper coach. El Norte de Castilla. Spanish. 31 October 2010. 27 June 2019.