Place of birth Usurbil, Spain Name Imanol Agirretxe Career start 2004 2001–2003 Athletic Bilbao Weight 77 kg | Number 9 Height 1.87 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Imanol Agirretxe Arruti Date of birth (1987-02-24) 24 February 1987 (age 28) Current team Real Sociedad (#9 / Forward) Similar People Xabi Prieto, David Zurutuza, Chory Castro, Alberto de la Bella, Inigo Martinez | ||
Imanol agirretxe goals skills real sociedad 2012 2013
Imanol Agirretxe Arruti (born 24 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a striker.
Contents
- Imanol agirretxe goals skills real sociedad 2012 2013
- FIFA 16 Imanol Agirretxe Corner Goal
- Club career
- Club statistics
- References
FIFA 16 - Imanol Agirretxe - Corner Goal
Club career
Born in Usurbil, Gipuzkoa, Agirretxe was a product of Real Sociedad's youth system. He first appeared with the first team in 2004–05, amassing three substitute appearances – during his second, a 1–3 home loss against Málaga CF on 15 May 2005, he managed to score after just 16 minutes on the pitch. In the following three seasons combined, however, he only appeared in nine league matches, and also served a six-month loan spell at CD Castellón in the second division.
In 2008–09's second level, Agirretxe appeared regularly for the main squad, mainly due to the serious injury to Iñigo Díaz de Cerio. He netted nine goals in 28 games, but the Basques again failed to return to La Liga.
Again mainly a backup after the signing on loan of Uruguayan Carlos Bueno, Agirretxe scored six times in the following campaign, in 36 matches, as Real finally promoted as champions. In 2011–12, following Raúl Tamudo's departure and the continuous physical problems that bothered Joseba Llorente, he was finally made first-choice, and netted three goals in his first two league games: two against Sporting de Gijón in a 2–1 away win and one against FC Barcelona, helping the hosts come from behind 0–2 for an eventual 2–2 draw; he finished with ten successful strikes, only trailing Carlos Vela in the squad.
On 19 January 2013, Agirretxe came from the bench for the last six minutes of a home fixture against Barcelona, and scored in the last minute to help Real Sociedad seal a 3–2 comeback (they trailed 0–2 in the 40th minute) and end the Catalans' unbeaten domestic run. At the season's end he again finished second in team scoring (13), again only behind Vela.
After suffering an injury to his left ankle during a loss to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 30 December 2015, Agirretxe returned sooner than expected the following February, scoring in a 1–1 home draw against Málaga after only seven minutes on the pitch. He went on to relapse from his ailment, however, going on to be sidelined for more than one year.
After a 20-month hiatus, and after impressing in the 2017–18 pre-season, Agirretxe made a return to competitive action on 19 August 2017, replacing captain Xabi Prieto as their team came from behind to defeat hosts Celta de Vigo 3–2 in the opening round of fixtures.