Iago Iglesias Castro (born 23 February 1984 in

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, Galicia) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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Club career

Bought by hometown's

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from amateurs

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in 2005, Iago spent two seasons alternating between the first team and the reserves, without ever establishing himself in the former. He made his debut in

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on 20 October 2005, playing the second half of a 0–1 home loss against

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. For the 2007–08 campaign, Iago was loaned to

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side

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, also being used rarely. In that summer, he was released by ''Depor'' and joined

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. After leaving Valencia's reserves, Iago kept fit training with his first club

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, joining another team in the

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shortly after, Montañeros CF also in the

region.

International career

In May 2006, Iago was called up for a Spain under-21 side match against

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, only a few months after making his professional debut with Deportivo. He earned the first of his two

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by coming on as a second-half substitute in the 0–2 loss in Brøndby, on the 17th.España cae ante Dinamarca (2–0) en un partido en el que no supo encontrar el camino del gol (Spain fall to Denmark (2–0) in match where goal eluded them)

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, 17 May 2006 (in Spanish)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iglesias, Iago 1984 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from A Coruña Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players Elche CF players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers