Iago Iglesias

Iago Iglesias Castro (born 23 February 1984 in A Coruña, Galicia) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Not to be confused with Yago Iglesias.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Castro.
Iago Iglesias
Personal information
Full name Iago Iglesias Castro
Date of birth (1984-02-23) 23 February 1984
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Galicia Gaiteira
2000–2003 Calasanz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Laracha ? (30)
2005 Atlético Arteixo 0 (0)
2005–2007 Deportivo B 24 (6)
2005–2008 Deportivo La Coruña 20 (4)
2007–2008 → Elche (loan) 12 (1)
2008–2009 Valencia B 33 (3)
2009–2012 Montañeros 78 (14)
2012–2014 Racing Ferrol 60 (9)
2014–2015 Laracha 15 (0)
International career
2006 Spain U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2015

Club career

Bought by hometown's Deportivo de La Coruña from amateurs Atlético Arteixo in 2005, Iago spent two seasons alternating between the first team and the reserves, without ever establishing himself in the former. He made his debut in La Liga on 20 October 2005, playing the second half of a 0–1 home loss against CA Osasuna.[1]

For the 2007–08 campaign, Iago was loaned to second division side Elche CF,[2] also being used rarely. In that summer, he was released by Depor and joined Valencia CF Mestalla.[3]

After leaving Valencia's reserves, Iago kept fit training with his first club Laracha CF, joining another team in the third level shortly after, Montañeros CF also in the A Coruña region.[4]

International career

In May 2006, Iago was called up for a Spain under-21 side match against Denmark, 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 0–2 loss in Brøndby, on the 17th.[5]

References
  1. El Deportivo se estrella contra Osasuna (Deportivo crash against Osasuna); El Mundo, 2 October 2005 (in Spanish)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. El Montañeros incorpora al ex deportivista Iago Iglesias (Montañeros add former deportivista Iago Iglesias); La Voz de Galicia, 31 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. 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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