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| fullname = Iván Iglesias Corteguera
| fullname = Iván Iglesias Corteguera
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gijón]], [[Spain]]
| birth_place = [[Gijón]], Spain
| height = 1.76 m
| height = 1.76 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
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==Club career==
==Club career==
Born in [[Gijón]], [[Asturias]], Iglesias started playing professionally with local [[Sporting de Gijón]]. After only two seasons – and only appearing regularly in [[1992–93 La Liga|his second]] – he was signed by [[La Liga]] powerhouse [[FC Barcelona]] in the 1993 off-season, after agreeing to a five-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1993/07/11/pagina-16/1276489/pdf.html|title=Iván, con todas las de la ley|trans-title=Iván, as it should|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|first=Jaume|last=Miserachs|language=Spanish|date=11 July 1993|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
Born in [[Gijón]], [[Asturias]], Iglesias started playing professionally with local [[Sporting de Gijón]]. After only two seasons – and only appearing regularly in [[1992–93 La Liga|the second]] – he was signed by [[La Liga]] club [[FC Barcelona]] in summer 1993, after agreeing to a five-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1993/07/11/pagina-16/1276489/pdf.html|title=Iván, con todas las de la ley|trans-title=Iván, as it should|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|first=Jaume|last=Miserachs|language=Spanish|date=11 July 1993|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>


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 CF|Real Madrid]], in a 5–0 home demolition<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/01/09/pagina-2/1288708/pdf.html|title=El Barça se apunta otro 5–0 histórico|trans-title=Barça clinch another historical 5–0|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Andrés|last=Astruells|language=Spanish|date=9 January 1994|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref> as Barcelona eventually [[1993–94 La Liga|clinched the league title]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/05/15/pagina-2/1290293/pdf.html|title=Apoteosis en la cuarta|trans-title=Exhilaration in fourth|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Francesc|last=Perearnau|language=Spanish|date=15 May 1994|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
Never an undisputed starter at the [[Camp Nou]], Iglesias did make 71 competitive appearances in his two-year spell. On 8 January 1994 he closed the scoring for [[Johan Cruyff]]'s side against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], in a 5–0 home rout<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/01/09/pagina-2/1288708/pdf.html|title=El Barça se apunta otro 5–0 histórico|trans-title=Barça clinch another historical 5–0|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Andrés|last=Astruells|language=Spanish|date=9 January 1994|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref> as Barcelona eventually [[1993–94 La Liga|clinched the league title]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/05/15/pagina-2/1290293/pdf.html|title=Apoteosis en la cuarta|trans-title=Exhilaration in fourth|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Francesc|last=Perearnau|language=Spanish|date=15 May 1994|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>


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 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 flight. He retired in June 2002 aged 30 while at [[Rayo Vallecano]] in the same league, due to injuries, totalling 230 games and 21 goals over 11 seasons.


Iglesias later opened a football school, with former Sporting teammate [[Juanele]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.20minutos.es/quefuede/2009/08/07/quao-fue-de-ivaan-iglesias/|title=Qué fue de… Iván Iglesias|trans-title=What happened to… Iván Iglesias|newspaper=[[20 minutos]]|first=Edu|last=Casado|language=Spanish|date=7 August 2009|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
Iglesias later opened a football school with former Sporting teammate [[Juanele]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.20minutos.es/quefuede/2009/08/07/quao-fue-de-ivaan-iglesias/|title=Qué fue de… Iván Iglesias|trans-title=What happened to… Iván Iglesias|newspaper=[[20 minutos]]|first=Edu|last=Casado|language=Spanish|date=7 August 2009|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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*[[La Liga]]: [[1993–94 La Liga|1993–94]]
*[[La Liga]]: [[1993–94 La Liga|1993–94]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1994 Supercopa de España|1994]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1994 Supercopa de España|1994]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: Runner-up [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|1993–94]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]] runner-up: [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|1993–94]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Gijón]]
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[[Category:Spanish footballers]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Gijón]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:La Liga players]]
[[Category:La Liga players]]

Revision as of 17:55, 22 September 2022

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 (age 53)
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)
International career
1991 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

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

Never an undisputed starter at the Camp Nou, Iglesias did make 71 competitive appearances in his two-year spell. On 8 January 1994 he closed the scoring for Johan Cruyff's side against Real Madrid, in a 5–0 home rout[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 flight. He retired in June 2002 aged 30 while at Rayo Vallecano in the same league, due to injuries, totalling 230 games and 21 goals over 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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