José Ignacio Bollaín Ochoa (born 6 October 1974), commonly known as Iñaki, is a Spanish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Football career

Born in Santander,

Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called a , a Nationalities and regions of Spain, historic community, in its current ...

, Iñaki made his senior debuts in the 1992–93 season with local

CD Laredo Club Deportivo Laredo is a Spanish football team based in Laredo, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1918, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Campo de Fútbol San Lorenzo'', which has a capacity of 2,500. History CD Lared ...

, in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. One year later he first arrived in

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, signing with neighbouring

Gimnástica de Torrelavega Real Sociedad Gimnástica de Torrelavega is a Spanish football team based in Torrelavega, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded on 28 September 1907 it is the oldest football club in the region, and currently plays in , holding home ...

. In the 1994 summer, Iñaki joined

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...

: on 4 September he appeared in his first

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game, playing the last 20 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against

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. On 8 January of the following year he scored his first goal in the top flight, netting the third in a 3–2 home win over

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

. In December 1997 Iñaki moved to

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

, in

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. In his first year he played 20 matches but suffered team relegation, and, after leaving in the 1999 summer, resumed his career in the third and fourth levels, representing

Jerez CF Jerez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de los Caballeros, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1969, it plays in . History ''Jerez Club de Fútbol'' was formed in 1969, in the small historic town of ...

SD Noja Sociedad Deportiva Noja is a Spanish football team based in Noja, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1963, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio La Caseta'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. History Founded in 1963, Noj ...

(two stints),

Novelda CF Novelda Club de Fútbol is a football club based in Novelda, in the Valencian Community in Spain. The Spanish football team was founded in 1925. They play in , holding home games at ''Estadio La Magdalena'', which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. ...

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The original Burgos CF (1936), Burgos CF was dissolved in 1983 after becoming Insolven ...

(two spells),Iñaki Bollaín es el refuerzo para la defensa del Burgos (Iñaki Bollaín the reinforcement for Burgos' defence)
Diario de Burgos, 11 March 2009

CF Palencia Club de Fútbol Palencia was a Spanish football team based in Palencia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1975 and dissolved in 2012, it held home games at '' Estadio La Nueva Balastera'', with an 8,100-seat capacity. ...

, Laredo,

Sangonera Atlético CF Sangonera Atlético Club de Fútbol was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Sangonera la Verde (a neighborhood of Murcia), in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 1996, it was dissolved in 2010, and held home matches at ' ...

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

and

CD Roquetas Club Deportivo Roquetas, also known as Roquetas, was a Spanish football team based in Roquetas de Mar, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1970, it was dissolved in 2016. The club's home ground is '' Estadio Antonio Peroles'', w ...

; with the last two clubs he achieved promotion to division three in

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

and

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, respectively.

References

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Futbolme profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bollain, Inaki 1974 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Santander, Spain Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Gimnástica de Torrelavega footballers Racing de Santander players Levante UD footballers Burgos CF footballers CF Palencia footballers Granada CF footballers CD Roquetas footballers