Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
López and the second or maternal family name is
Montaña .
Íñigo López Montaña (born 23 July 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender .
Club career
Born in Logroño , La Rioja , López began his career with Atlético Madrid B in the Segunda División B in 2004, going on to spend six seasons in that tier, his next club being Madrid neighbours UD San Sebastián de los Reyes . In 2007, he signed for AD Alcorcón also in the community , appearing in 35 league games in his first year (five goals) but only five in the following .
López was again a regular starter for Alcorcón in 2009–10 , and scored a career-best seven goals as the team promoted to Segunda División for the first time ever.[ 2] [ 3] He also took part in the memorable Alcorconazo in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey , in which the club secured the most famous victory in its history after defeating Real Madrid 4–0 at home and 4–1 on aggregate.[ 4]
In the summer of 2010, López joined Granada CF in the second division,[ 5] and achieved a second consecutive promotion , also the second in a row for the Andalusians , while contributing four goals. He made his La Liga debut on 1 October 2011 in a 1–0 away loss against Valencia CF ,[ 6] and netted four times during the season – two of those in narrow wins over Athletic Bilbao (1–0, away)[ 7] and Málaga CF (2–1, at home)[ 8] – to help the side to retain their league status.
López moved abroad for the first time on 19 June 2013, with the 30-year-old signing a two-year contract with PAOK FC from the Super League Greece .[ 9] He returned to Spain on 23 January of the following year, after being loaned to RC Celta de Vigo for five months.[ 10]
On 1 August 2014, López agreed to a one-year deal at Córdoba CF , recently promoted to the top flight .[ 11] He played 21 matches as his team were immediately relegated , and signed for SD Huesca in the second tier on 14 July 2015.[ 12]
López helped to achieve promotion to the top division in the 2017–18 campaign , but contributed just four appearances to this feat.[ 13] He subsequently terminated his contract, and signed a one-year deal with Extremadura UD in the same league after having trained with them since August.[ 14]
On 31 January 2019, free agent López moved to division two side Deportivo de La Coruña on a six-month deal.[ 15]
Personal life
López's older brother, Jorge , was also a footballer.[ 16]
References
^ a b c d Íñigo López at WorldFootball.net
^ "AD Alcorcón, rival para el ascenso" [AD Alcorcón, promotion rivals] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. May 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2018 .
^ "El Ontinyent, sin ascenso tras un descalabro arbitral" [Ontinyent, no promotion after refereeing meltdown] (in Spanish). Super Deporte . 22 June 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2018 .
^ "Nadie supera el 'Alcorconazo' " [No one tops the 'Alcorconazo'] (in Spanish). Marca . 10 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018 .
^ Iñigo López deja el Alcorcón y pone rumbo a Granada (Íñigo López leaves Alcorcón and heads for Granada) ; Diario AS , 29 July 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Valencia triumphant despite profligacy ; ESPN Soccernet , 1 October 2011
^ Granada shock Bilbao ; ESPN Soccernet, 27 November 2011
^ Lopez strike sinks Malaga ; ESPN Soccernet, 6 February 2012
^ Ο Íñigo López Montaña στον ΠΑΟΚ (Íñigo López Montaña signs with PAOK) ; PAOK FC, 19 July 2013 (in Greek)
^ Íñigo López llegará cedido al Celta (Íñigo López will arrive on loan at Celta) ; Marca, 23 January 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Iñigo López nuevo jugador del Córdoba C.F. (Iñigo López new player of Córdoba C.F.) ; Córdoba CF, 1 August 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Íñigo López, nuevo fichaje (Íñigo López, new signing) ; SD Huesca, 14 July 2015 (in Spanish)
^ "Íñigo López no tiene sitio en el Huesca" [Íñigo López has no room in Huesca] (in Spanish). Ideal . 21 June 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019 .
^ El club inscribe a Íñigo López (The club registers Íñigo López) ; Extremadura UD, 21 September 2018 (in Spanish)
^ "Iñigo López, nuevo jugador del Dépor" [Iñigo López, new player of Dépor ] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019 .
^ "Jorge López apuesta por el gran sueño amarillo" [Jorge López bets on big yellow dream] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2013 .
External links