Iñaki Tejada Fernández (born 19 November 1965) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñaki Tejada Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Iturrigorri | |||
| 1979–1985 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Bilbao Athletic | 13 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Sestao (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Lemona (loan) | ||
| 1988–1989 | Marbella | ||
| 1989–1990 | Hospitalet | ||
| 1990–1991 | Gandía | ||
| 1991–1992 | Lugo | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 30 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Sporting Gijón (youth) | ||
| 1998–2003 | Sporting B (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2012 | Sporting Gijón (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 2012–2014 | Sporting B (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Sporting Gijón (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Alavés (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Espanyol (analyst) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Tejada joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 1979, aged 13, after starting it out at SD Iturrigorri.[1] Promoted to the reserves in 1985, he made his professional debut on 27 April of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Roberto Martínez in a 1–6 Segunda División home loss against CD Málaga.
After appearing sparingly, Tejada served loans at Sestao River Club and SD Lemona, suffering a severe knee injury while at the latter. He would subsequently represent CA Marbella, CE L'Hospitalet, CF Gandía and CD Lugo, the latter in Segunda División B.[2]
After retiring at the age of just 27 due to injuries, Tejada joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup as a coach. In 1998, he was appointed Marcelino García Toral's assistant at the club's reserve team, being also with the manager in the main squad.[3]
Tejada remained at Mareo after Marcelino's departure, being an assistant of both Ciriaco Cano and Manolo Preciado.[4] On 31 January 2012, after Preciado's dismissal, he was appointed manager of the first team.[5]
Tejada was in charge of the Asturians for two matches (a 1–1 draw against CA Osasuna and a 0–4 defeat against Valencia CF) before being replaced by Javier Clemente.[6]
Tejada was appointed Abelardo Fernández's assistant at Sporting B for the 2012–13 campaign. On 5 May 2014, after the manager's promotion to the first team, he remained as his second fiddle.[7]
From 2017 to 2019, he accompanied Abelardo Fernández once again, this time at Alavés. At the end of December 2019, he was appointed analyst under Abelardo at Espanyol.[8] They left the club in June 2020.[9]
References
External links
- Iñaki Tejada at Athletic Bilbao
- Iñaki Tejada at BDFutbol
- Iñaki Tejada manager profile at BDFutbol
- Iñaki Tejada coach profile at Soccerway