Iñaki Bea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bea and the second or maternal family name is Jauregi.
Iñaki Bea
Bea in 2012
Personal information
Full name Iñaki Bea Jauregi
Date of birth (1978-06-27) 27 June 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth Amurrio, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Gimnástica Segoviana (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Amorebieta
2000–2003 Amurrio 82 (1)
2003 Ciudad Murcia 10 (0)
2003–2006 Lorca Deportiva 93 (1)
2006–2009 Valladolid 59 (3)
2009–2010 Murcia 26 (1)
2010–2012 Wacker Innsbruck 63 (1)
Total 333 (8)
Managerial career
2014 Levante (assistant)
2015–2021 Eibar (assistant)
2022 Dominican Republic
2022–2023 Numancia
2024 Águilas
2024 Stripfing
2025– Gimnástica Segoviana
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iñaki Bea Jauregi (born 27 June 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of Segunda Federación club Gimnástica Segoviana.

Playing career

Bea was born in Amurrio, Álava. After starting out with modest clubs in his native Basque Country, and having a stint in the Segunda División B with Ciudad de Murcia, he had his first taste of professional football at Lorca Deportiva CF in the 2005–06 season, helping the side retain their Segunda División status under Unai Emery.[1]

Subsequently, Bea joined Real Valladolid, scoring three goals in 35 games as the Castile and León team returned to La Liga in 2007 after a three-year absence[2][3][4][5] but being less used in the following years – only seven matches in the 2007–08 campaign and 17 in 2008–09.[6] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 28 October 2007, featuring 45 minutes in the 2–2 away draw against CA Osasuna.[7]

Bea left in June 2009,[8] moving to the second tier with Real Murcia CF.[9] He was relegated in his only season, being subsequently released.[10]

Aged 32, Bea had his first experience abroad, signing a 1+1 contract with Austrian club FC Wacker Innsbruck.[11] He made his Bundesliga debut on 18 July 2010, playing the entire 4–0 home win over SK Rapid Wien.[12] His only goal in the competition arrived on 22 September of that year, when he helped to a 4–2 away defeat of Kapfenberger SV.[13]

Coaching career

After retiring, Bea worked as assistant manager at Levante UD and SD Eibar under José Luis Mendilibar, his former coach at Valladolid.[14][15][5] On 24 February 2022, he was appointed head coach of the Dominican Republic national side.[16]

Bea signed with CD Numancia in the same capacity in November 2022.[17] The following 1 May, he was dismissed.[18]

Subsequently, Bea was in charge of Segunda Federación clubs Águilas FC[19] and Gimnástica Segoviana CF.[20]

Managerial statistics

As of 14 December 2025[21]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 24 February 2022 10 November 2022 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 025.00
Numancia Spain 11 November 2022 1 May 2023 24 8 8 8 23 26 −3 033.33
Águilas Spain 19 February 2024 8 April 2024 7 1 3 3 5 8 −3 014.29
Stripfing Austria 17 June 2024 11 October 2024 11 3 3 5 12 13 −1 027.27
Gimnástica Segoviana Spain 26 June 2025 Present 15 9 4 2 19 9 +10 060.00
Total 61 22 19 20 64 62 +2 036.07

Honours

Valladolid

References

  1. ^ Iñaki Bea: fontanero, ferretero, futbolista, ojeador... y entrenador contra el Madrid (Iñaki Bea: plumber, ironmonger, footballer, scout... and manager against Madrid); Marca, 4 March 2017 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Valladolid aprovecha la debilidad defensiva canaria (Valladolid take advantage of Canarian defensive weakness); Canarias7, 3 September 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Un Valladolid eficaz gana al Numancia y se dispara (Effective Valladolid beat Numancia and take off); ABC, 22 January 2007 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Lorca se estrella ante un Valladolid arrollador (Lorca crash into crushing Valladolid); 20 minutos, 12 March 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ a b Iñaki Bea: "El trabajo de Sergio es bestial" (Iñaki Bea: "Sergio is doing one hell of a job"); Marca, 9 November 2018 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Iñaki Bea se convierte en el nuevo entrenador del Numancia (Iñaki Bea becomes the new manager of Numancia); Diario AS, 11 November 2022 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Angustioso empate en el Reyno (Anxious draw at the Reyno); Marca, 28 October 2007 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El futbolista que se hizo querer en Zorrilla (The footballer who earned people's love at Zorrilla); El Norte de Castilla, 4 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El Real Murcia se refuerza de tres en tres (Real Murcia strengthen in groups of three); Marca, 3 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Iñaki Bea, octava baja del Real Murcia tras el descenso (Iñaki Bea, eighth out at Real Murcia after relegation); La Verdad, 7 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Iñaki Bea Jauregi wechselt zu Wacker Innsbruck (Iñaki Bea Jauregi moves to Wacker Innsbruck) Archived 1 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Wacker Innsbruck, 28 June 2010 (in German)
  12. ^ Sensation am Tivoli (Show at Tivoli); ORF, 18 July 2010 (in German)
  13. ^ Drei Tore innerhalb von nur zehn Minuten: Innsbruck schlägt Kapfenberg souverän 4:2 (Three goals in just ten minutes: Innsbruck have no problem beating Kapfenberg 4:2); NEWS, 22 September 2010 (in German)
  14. ^ Iñaki Bea, ayudante técnico de Mendilibar (Iñaki Bea, Mendilibar's technical assistant); El Correo, 4 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Iñaki Bea, un segundo con historia (Iñaki Bea, this sidekick has quite a past); El País, 22 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Iñaki Bea se convierte en el nuevo seleccionador de fútbol de República Dominicana (Iñaki Bea becomes the new Dominican Republic national team football manager); Cadena COPE, 24 February 2022 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Iñaki Bea, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Numancia (Iñaki Bea, presented as new manager of Numancia); Diario AS, 14 November 2022 (in Spanish)
  18. ^ Iñaki Bea destituido como entrenador del Numancia (Iñaki Bea dismissed as manager of Numancia); Diario AS, 1 May 2023 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ El Águilas FC ficha a Iñaki Bea como entrenador (Águilas FC sign Iñaki Bea as manager); La Opinión de Murcia, 19 February 2024 (in Spanish)
  20. ^ Iñaki Bea, técnico de la Sego: "Me gusta el fútbol de vértigo" (Iñaki Bea, manager of Sego: "I like football in the fast lane"); El Día de Segovia, 23 July 2025 (in Spanish)
  21. ^ Iñaki Bea at Soccerway
  22. ^ El día en el que Mendilibar jugó contra el Real Valladolid (The day Mendilibar played against Real Valladolid); El Norte de Castilla, 10 November 2018 (in Spanish)
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