Íñigo López Montaña

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Íñigo López
Personal information
Full name	Íñigo López Montaña
Date of birth	(1982-07-23) 23 July 1982
Place of birth	Logroño, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Celta (on loan from PAOK)
Number	21
Youth career
	Las Rozas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2004	Las Rozas
2004–2006	Atlético Madrid B	34	(4)
2006–2007	S.S. Reyes	27	(1)
2007–2010	Alcorcón	85	(17)
2010–2013	Granada	91	(8)
2013–	PAOK	3	(0)
2014	→ Celta (loan)	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Montaña.

Íñigo López Montaña (born 23 July 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo on loan from PAOK F.C. as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, López began his career with Atlético Madrid B in Segunda División B in 2004, going on to spend six seasons in the category, his next club being Madrid neighbours UD San Sebastián de los Reyes. In 2007 he signed for another team in the community, AD Alcorcón, appearing in 35 league games his first year (five goals) but only five in the following.

In the 2009–10 campaign López was again a regular starter for Alcorcón, and scored a career-best seven goals as the club promoted to Segunda División for the first time ever. He also took part in the memorable Alcorconazo in the season's Copa del Rey round-of-32, in which the team secured the most famous victory in its history after defeating Real Madrid 4–0 at home (4–1 on aggregate).

In the summer of 2010 López joined Granada CF in the second division,^[1] and achieved a second consecutive promotion (also the second in a row for the Andalusians) while contributing with four goals. He made his debut in La Liga on 1 October 2011 in a 0–1 away loss against Valencia CF,^[2] and contributed with four goals during the season – two of those in narrow wins over Athletic Bilbao (1–0, away)^[3] and Málaga CF (2–1, at home)^[4]– as the club retained its league status.

On 19 June 2013, 30-year-old López moved abroad for the first time, signing a two-year contract with PAOK F.C. in the Superleague Greece.^[5]

Personal

López's older brother, Jorge, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he won one national championship with Valencia CF, and also appeared in several top flight seasons for Villarreal CF and Real Zaragoza.^[6]

References

↑ Iñigo López deja el Alcorcón y pone rumbo a Granada (Íñigo López leaves Alcorcón and heads for Granada); Diario AS, 29 July 2011 (Spanish)
↑ Valencia triumphant despite profligacy; ESPN Soccernet, 1 October 2011
↑ Granada shock Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 27 November 2011
↑ Lopez strike sinks Malaga; ESPN Soccernet, 6 February 2012
↑ Ο Íñigo López Montaña στον ΠΑΟΚ (Íñigo López Montaña signs with PAOK); PAOK's official website, 19 July 2013 (Greek)
↑ "Jorge López apuesta por el gran sueño amarillo" [Jorge López bets on big yellow dream]. Marca. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

External links

v t e Celta de Vigo – current squad

1 Sergio 2 Mallo 3 Fontàs 4 Oubiña (c) 8 Á. López 9 Bermejo 10 Nolito 11 Charles 12 Rafinha 13 Yoel 14 Orellana 15 Aurtenetxe 17 Madinda 19 Jonny 20 Toni 21 I. López 22 Cabral 23 Krohn-Dehli 24 A. Fernández 25 Welliton 29 Mina 30 Costas Manager: Luis Enrique

Persondata
Name	López Montaña, Íñigo
Alternative names	López, Íñigo
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	23 July 1982
Place of birth	Logroño, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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