Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is
Castro .
Iago Iglesias Castro (born 23 February 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder .
Club career
Iglesias was born in A Coruña , Galicia . Bought by Deportivo de La Coruña from amateurs Atlético Arteixo in 2005, he spent two seasons alternating between the first team and the reserves , without ever establishing himself in the former.[ 1] He made his debut in La Liga on 20 October 2005, playing the second half of a 0–1 home loss against CA Osasuna .[ 2] He scored the first of four goals in that competition the following 2 April, closing the 2–0 win over Racing de Santander also at Estadio Riazor .[ 3] [ 4]
For the 2007–08 campaign , Iglesias was loaned to Segunda División side Elche CF ,[ 5] being rarely used due to injury.[ 6] In that summer, he was released by Depor and joined Valencia CF Mestalla .[ 7]
After leaving Valencia's reserves , Iglesias kept fit training with his first club Laracha CF , joining another team in the Segunda División B shortly after, Montañeros CF also in his native region.[ 8]
International career
Iglesias was called up for a Spain under-21 side match against Denmark in May 2006, only a few months after making his professional debut with Deportivo. He earned the first of his two caps by coming on as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 loss in Brøndby , on the 17th.[ 9]
References
^ Iago Iglesias: «La verdad es que no confiaba tanto en mí como Caparrós» (Iago Iglesias: "The truth is I did not have as much confidence in myself as Caparrós") ; La Voz de Galicia , 3 April 2006 (in Spanish)
^ El Deportivo se estrella contra Osasuna (Deportivo crash against Osasuna) ; El Mundo , 2 October 2005 (in Spanish)
^ El Dépor vence ante 12.000 fieles (Dépor win win front of 12.000 faithful) ; Faro de Vigo , 3 April 2006 (in Spanish)
^ Iago Iglesias: “Aquella fue la única falta directa que tiré en Primera División” (Iago Iglesias: "That was the only direct free kick I took in Primera División ") ; DxT Campeón, 24 October 2023 (in Spanish)
^ Iago Iglesias Castro del Depor ficha por el Elche (Depor's Iago Iglesias Castro signs for Elche) Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Join Futbol, 22 August 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Iago Iglesias: "Jamás perderé la ilusión de volver algún día al Deportivo" (Iago Iglesias: "I will never lose the faith of returning to Deportivo someday") ; La Opinión A Coruña, 2 June 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Toledo y Iago Iglesias, nuevos fichajes para el Valencia CF "B" (Toledo and Iago Iglesias, new Valencia CF "B" signings) Archived 16 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Join Futbol, 3 September 2008 (in Spanish)
^ El Montañeros incorpora al ex deportivista Iago Iglesias (Montañeros add former deportivista Iago Iglesias) ; La Voz de Galicia, 1 September 2009 (in Spanish)
^ España cae ante Dinamarca (2–0) en un partido en el que no supo encontrar el camino del gol (Spain fall to Denmark (2–0) in match where goal eluded them) ; Europa Press , 17 May 2006 (in Spanish)
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