Iñigo Díaz de Cerio Conejero (born 15 May 1984) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a striker.

Club career

De Cerio was born in San Sebastián, Basque Country. Having finished his football grooming with Real Sociedad, he was the top scorer (across all four groups) in the third division with

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in the 2005–06 season, and also made his

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debut on 12 February 2006 in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid. In 2007–08, he scored 16 second level goals as the main squad finished fourth, falling short of a return to the top flight. On 8 November 2008, Díaz de Cerio suffered a serious injury after a collision with

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player Zigor, fracturing the

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and the

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of his right leg. After a successful surgery, the club medical's staff nonetheless stated that the recovery would be "very slow", and the player was expected to miss the vast majority of the campaign. In late June 2009, Díaz de Cerio switched to neighbours Athletic Bilbao on a four-year deal after his Real contract had just expired. He returned to action almost one year after his injury (5 November 2009), playing 30 minutes in a 1–1 draw at C.D. Nacional in the group stage of the

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. On 13 August 2010, Córdoba CF confirmed Díaz de Cerio's loan for one year. In the following

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, however, he was recalled by Athletic Bilbao. From 2011 to

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, Díaz de Cerio competed in the second tier and scored a combined 22 goals for

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and

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. In June 2014, however, aged only 30, he announced his retirement from football.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz De Cerio, Inigo 1984 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from San Sebastián Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Antiguoko players Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Córdoba CF players CD Numancia players CD Mirandés footballers