Agustín García Íñiguez (born 3 May 1985), commonly known as Agus, is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Agus was born in

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Province of Albacete Albacete ( es, Provincia de Albacete, ) is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. As of 2012, Albacete had a population of 402,837 people. Its capital city, also called Albacete, is ...

. After appearing in seven

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games for eventually relegated

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

in the 2004–05 season, he was bought by

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for €600,000 and immediately sent to its

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. As Castilla were relegated from the

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in 2006–07, Agus, alongside coach Míchel's son Adrián, were loaned to another side in that level,

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

, with very different individual fates. The former returned to Real's reserves for the 2008–09 campaign. In the subsequent summer, Agus signed for three years with

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

, with his previous club holding 50% of his rights. In the following years, safe for one season in the Turkish

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with

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, he continued competing in his country's second tier, representing

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo ...

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

and Albacete. On 27 January 2016, Agus signed with

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. Released on 9 June 2017, the following month the 32-year-old moved to the

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and joined

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on a two-year deal. Agus signed for ATK of the

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on 26 July 2019, from Nea Salamina Famagusta FC.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Agus 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Albacete Spanish footballers Footballers from Castilla–La Mancha Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Albacete players Albacete Balompié players Real Madrid Castilla footballers RC Celta de Vigo players Córdoba CF players AD Alcorcón footballers RCD Mallorca players Süper Lig players Orduspor footballers Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Houston Dynamo FC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Esbjerg fB players Cypriot First Division players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Indian Super League players ATK (football club) players Spain youth international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India