Iñaki Garmendia Larrea (born 18 August 1981) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his 16-year senior career in the lower leagues. His professional input consisted of 29

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matches with Mirandés, in the 2012–13 season.

Club career

Garmendia was born in

Vitoria-Gasteiz Vitoria-Gasteiz (; ; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and of the provinces of Spain, province of Álava in northern Spain. I ...

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. After starting out at

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, he spent the vast majority of his career in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

, representing

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' reserves,

CF Extremadura Club de Fútbol Extremadura was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1924, it played two seasons in La Liga, and held home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la Hera'', with a cap ...

and

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. In 2008–09 he moved down to the

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, and joined

Amurrio Club Amurrio Club is a Spanish football team based in Amurrio, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1949, it currently plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Basarte'', with a 4,000-seater capacity. It is a partner club of t ...

. On 21 July 2009, Garmendia signed a contract with

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División ...

of the third division. He contributed 28 games (all starts) and two goals in his third season, as the

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-based team promoted to

for the first time in its history. On 17 August 2012, one day shy of his 31st birthday, Garmendia made his debut in the second tier, starting in a 0–1 home loss against

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

. He left the club the following year, and joined

SD Amorebieta Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta is a Spanish football team based in Amorebieta-Etxano, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1925, it currently plays in , holding home games temporarily at the Lezama Facilities outside Bilbao (its own ground '' Campo ...

in division three. Garmendia moved to amateurs

CD Aurrerá de Vitoria Club Deportivo Aurrerá de Vitoria is a Spanish sports club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1935 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Olaranbe'', with a 4,000 ...

– also in his native region – in the summer of 2017.Label vitoriano para el Aurrera (Vitorian label for Aurrera)
Noticias de Álava, 7 July 2017

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