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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñaki Bea Jauregi | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-06-27)27 June 1978 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Amurrio, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnástica Segoviana (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Amorebieta | ||
| 2000–2003 | Amurrio | 82 | (1) |
| 2003 | Ciudad Murcia | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Lorca Deportiva | 93 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Valladolid | 59 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Murcia | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Wacker Innsbruck | 63 | (1) |
| Total | 333 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Levante (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2021 | Eibar (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Dominican Republic | ||
| 2022–2023 | Numancia | ||
| 2024 | Águilas | ||
| 2024 | Stripfing | ||
| 2025– | Gimnástica Segoviana | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Iñaki Bea Jauregi (born 27 June 1978) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as acentral defender, currentlymanager ofSegunda Federación clubGimnástica Segoviana.
Bea was born inAmurrio,Álava. After starting out with modest clubs in his nativeBasque Country, and having a stint in theSegunda División B withCiudad de Murcia, he had his first taste of professional football atLorca Deportiva CF in the2005–06 season, helping the side retain theirSegunda División status underUnai Emery.[1]
Subsequently, Bea joinedReal Valladolid, scoring three goals in 35 games as theCastile and León teamreturned toLa Liga in 2007 after a three-year absence[2][3][4][5] but being less used in the following years – only seven matches in the2007–08 campaign and 17 in2008–09.[6] He made his debut in theSpanish top flight on 28 October 2007, featuring 45 minutes in the 2–2 away draw againstCA Osasuna.[7]
Bea left in June 2009,[8] moving to the second tier withReal Murcia CF.[9] He wasrelegated in his only season, being subsequently released.[10]
Aged 32, Bea had his first experience abroad, signing a 1+1 contract withAustrian clubFC Wacker Innsbruck.[11] He made hisBundesliga debut on 18 July 2010, playing the entire 4–0 home win overSK Rapid Wien.[12] His only goal in the competition arrived on 22 September of that year, when he helped to a 4–2 away defeat ofKapfenberger SV.[13]
After retiring, Bea worked as assistant manager atLevante UD andSD Eibar underJosé Luis Mendilibar, his former coach at Valladolid.[14][15][5] On 24 February 2022, he was appointed head coach of theDominican Republic national side.[16]
Bea signed withCD Numancia in the same capacity in November 2022.[17] The following 1 May, he was dismissed.[18]
Subsequently, Bea was in charge ofSegunda Federación clubsÁguilas FC[19] andGimnástica Segoviana CF.[20]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Dominican Republic |  | 24 February 2022 | 10 November 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Numancia |  | 11 November 2022 | 1 May 2023 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 033.33 |
| Águilas | | 19 February 2024 | 8 April 2024 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 014.29 |
| Stripfing |  | 17 June 2024 | 11 October 2024 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 027.27 |
| Gimnástica Segoviana | | 26 June 2025 | Present | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 066.67 |
| Total | 58 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 036.21 | |||
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