Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa (born 24 April 1985) is a Spanish

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midfielder who played for

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of Spain's Primera División for most of her career. She currently acts as head coach of women's team

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Career

Despite playing all her entire career at Basque teams, Iturregi has also played in

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for

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. In May 2017, she announced her retirement from playing professional football.

International career

Iturregi has been a member of the Spanish national team. Previously she scored the winner in the final of the 2004 Under-19 European Championship, Spain's first triumph in women's football.

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Iturregi was the team's captain and top scorer joint with

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. Two months later she played her first match with the senior national team, against

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in the 2005 European Championship qualifying.

Honours

Club

; Athletic Bilbao * Primera División (4): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2015–16

International

; Spain *

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References

External links

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* * * * 1985 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Spanish women's footballers Footballers from Bilbao Primera División (women) players Athletic Club Femenino players Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players Spain women's international footballers Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Spanish expatriate women's footballers Athletic Bilbao non-playing staff Athletic Club Femenino managers Primera División (women) managers Spanish football managers Spain women's youth international footballers 21st-century Spanish women {{Spain-women-footy-bio-stub