Iraia Iturregi

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Iturregi and the second or maternal family name is  Sustatxa.

Iraia

Iturregi in 2017

Personal information
Full name|  Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa
Date of birth|  (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth|  Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Height|  1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)|  Defender, midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Athletic Bilbao (head coach)
College career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2006|  Florida State Seminoles|  23|  (1)
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1999–2000|  CD Sondika|  14|  (2)
2000–2002|  SD Leioa|  54|  (40)
2002–2017|  Athletic Bilbao|  357|  (58)
International career
|  Spain U19|  |
2004–2007|  Spain|  14|  (0)
2006–2016|  Basque Country|  6|  (1)
Managerial career
2019–2020|  Athletic Bilbao B
2021–|  Athletic Bilbao
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa (born 24 April 1985) is a Spanish football who played as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao of Spain's Primera División for most of her career.[1] She currently acts as head coach of women's team Athletic Bilbao B.

## Club career

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Despite playing all her entire career at Basque teams, Iturregi has also played in United States's NCAA for Florida State Seminoles.[2]

In May 2017, she announced her retirement from playing professional football.[3]

## International career

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Iturregi has been a member of the Spanish national team.[4] Previously she scored the winner in the final of the 2004 Under-19 European Championship, Spain's first triumph in women's football.[5] Iturregi was the team's captain and top scorer joint with Jade Boho. Two months later she played her first match with the senior national team, against Norway in the 2005 European Championship qualifying.

## Honours

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Athletic Bilbao

* Primera División: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2015–16

Spain U19

* UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2004

## References

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1. ^ [1] Athletic Bilbao
2. ^ [2] Archived 14 September 2012 at archive.today Florida State Seminoles
3. ^ "Tres leyendas del Athletic cuelgan las botas: Iraia Iturregi, Eli Ibarra e Irune Murua" (in Spanish). Marca. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
4. ^ [3] Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine RFEF
5. ^ [4] UEFA

## External links

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* Iraia Iturregi at Athletic Club
* Iraia Iturregi at La Liga (in Spanish)
* Iraia Iturregi – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Iraia Iturregi at Soccerway
* Iraia Iturregi at FBref.com
* Iraia Iturregi on Twitter

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