Iñaki Astiz Ventura

Iñaki Astiz
Astiz in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Iñaki Astiz Ventura
Date of birth	(1983-11-05) 5 November 1983 (age 30)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	15
Youth career
	Osasuna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	Osasuna B	132	(9)
2007–2008	Osasuna	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Legia Warsaw (loan)	23	(1)
2008–	Legia Warsaw	113	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

Iñaki Astiz Ventura (born 5 November 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Legia Warsaw in Poland, as a defender.

Football career

A product of local Navarrase side CA Osasuna's youth system, Astiz was born in Pamplona, and his earlier career was played with the B-team. This was where he met manager Jan Urban, a former Osasuna Polish player who was team manager at the time. Thus, he spent the 2007–08 season on loan to Legia Warsaw (where Urban would serve as manager) in the Ekstraklasa, becoming the first Spaniard ever to play in that competition.^[1]

In June 2008 Astiz returned to Osasuna, only to return immediately to Legia on a five-year deal, despite still having a contract running. Osasuna, however, retained the possibility to re-buy the player after the first two seasons.^[2]

Honours

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa: 2012–13
• Polish Cup: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13

References

External links

• Legia official profile (Polish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Iñaki Astiz at 90minut.pl (Polish)
• Soccerway profile