Iñaki Alkiza Laskibar (31 July 1933 – 16 May 2023) was a Spanish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
Career
Born in
Herrera, Gipuzkoa, Alkiza played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
and
Eibar.
After retiring he later became a director and then the President of Real Sociedad, overseeing the club relaxing their rules on foreign players and also a stadium move.
Personal life and death
His son
Bittor was also a footballer.
Iñaki Alkiza died on 16 May 2023, at the age of 89.
References
1933 births
2023 deaths
Spanish men's footballers
Real Sociedad footballers
SD Eibar footballers
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Men's association football forwards
Real Sociedad non-playing staff
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