Iñaki Eraña

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eraña and the second or maternal family name is Cassi.
Iñaki Eraña
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Eraña Cassi
Date of birth (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Sporting Gijón B 99 (11)
1984–1990 Sporting Gijón 80 (3)
1987 → Recreativo (loan) 16 (0)
1990–1992 Murcia 75 (8)
1992–1995 Logroñés 91 (5)
1995–1997 Compostela 53 (0)
1997–1998 Extremadura 44 (6)
1998–1999 Numancia 17 (0)
Total 475 (33)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Ceares
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ignacio 'Iñaki' Eraña Cassi (born 3 June 1965) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Eraña started his career with local Sporting de Gijón, making his debut on 3 October 1984 and scoring the fourth goal in a 6–1 win over Club Siero in the first round of the Copa del Rey.[1] He signed his first professional contract in 1986, but was loaned to Segunda División club Recreativo de Huelva in January of the following year.

Eraña subsequently returned to Sporting, playing three consecutive seasons in La Liga before being loaned to Real Murcia in the second tier.[2] He made his debut in the former competition on 1 November 1987, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Valencia CF.[3][4]

From 1992 until his retirement, at the age of 34, Eraña represented CD Logroñés, SD Compostela, CF Extremadura and CD Numancia,[5] with six of the campaigns being spent in the top flight. He also achieved promotion from division two with the third and fourth sides.[6]

After retiring, Eraña worked with Sporting Gijón in directorial capacities, leaving his post in January 2015.[7] In October of that year he started his coaching career by being appointed at local amateurs UC Ceares,[8] leaving the team at the end of the season.

Personal life

Eraña's father, Juan (born 1938), was also a footballer. He too represented Sporting, making over 200 appearances for the club in the 1960s and helping them win promotion to the top tier in 1969–70.[9][10]

Two of Juan's older brothers, Jaime and Felipe, played for Sestao Sport Club in their native Basque Country during the 50s.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "1–6: Sporting arrollador" [1–6: Sporting firing on all cylinders]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 October 1984. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Eraña (Sporting) ya es murcianista" [Eraña (Sporting) is already murcianista]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 June 1990. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ Domínguez, Miguel (2 November 1987). "1–1: Voló el positivo" [1–1: Positive flew away]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Eraña, más de tres años de espera" [Eraña, more than three years of wait]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 3 November 1987. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ Muntané, Eduardo (21 June 1999). "Hito histórico del Numancia" [Historical achievement for Numancia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. ^ Vigil Morán, Alejandro (17 January 2015). "Eraña y Losada presentan su "dimisión"" [Eraña and Losada present their "resignation"]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. ^ Álvarez, I. (5 October 2015). "El Ceares elige a Iñaki Eraña para su banquillo" [Ceares choose Iñaki Eraña for their bench]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. ^ Rivera, Víctor (27 August 2013). "El escudo de la familia Eraña" [The badge of the Eraña family]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Eraña: Juan Eraña Virumbrales". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Eraña: Jaime Eraña Virumbrales". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Eraña II: Felipe Eraña Virumbrales". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 November 2017.