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.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)

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 absenceEl Valladolid aprovecha la debilidad defensiva canaria (Valladolid take advantage of Canarian defensive weakness); Canarias7, 3 September 2006 (in Spanish)Un Valladolid eficaz gana al Numancia y se dispara (Effective Valladolid beat Numancia and take off); ABC, 22 January 2007 (in Spanish)El Lorca se estrella ante un Valladolid arrollador (Lorca crash into crushing Valladolid); 20 minutos, 12 March 2007 (in Spanish)Iñaki Bea: "El trabajo de Sergio es bestial" (Iñaki Bea: "Sergio is doing one hell of a job"); Marca, 9 November 2018 (in Spanish) but being less used in the following years – only seven matches in the 2007–08 campaign and 17 in 2008–09.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) 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.Angustioso empate en el Reyno (Anxious draw at the Reyno); Marca, 28 October 2007 (in Spanish)

Bea left in June 2009,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) moving to the second tier with Real Murcia CF.El Real Murcia se refuerza de tres en tres (Real Murcia strengthen in groups of three); Marca, 3 July 2009 (in Spanish) He was relegated in his only season, being subsequently released.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)

Aged 32, Bea had his first experience abroad, signing a 1+1 contract with Austrian club FC Wacker Innsbruck.Iñaki Bea Jauregi wechselt zu Wacker Innsbruck (Iñaki Bea Jauregi moves to Wacker Innsbruck) ; Wacker Innsbruck, 28 June 2010 (in German) He made his Bundesliga debut on 18 July 2010, playing the entire 4–0 home win over SK Rapid Wien.Sensation am Tivoli (Show at Tivoli); ORF, 18 July 2010 (in German) 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.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)

Coaching career After retiring, Bea worked as assistant manager at Levante UD and SD Eibar under José Luis Mendilibar, his former coach at Valladolid.Iñaki Bea, ayudante técnico de Mendilibar (Iñaki Bea, Mendilibar's technical assistant); El Correo, 4 June 2014 (in Spanish)Iñaki Bea, un segundo con historia (Iñaki Bea, this sidekick has quite a past); El País, 22 January 2017 (in Spanish) On 24 February 2022, he was appointed head coach of the Dominican Republic national side.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)

Bea signed with CD Numancia in the same capacity in November 2022.Iñaki Bea, presentado como nuevo entrenador del Numancia (Iñaki Bea, presented as new manager of Numancia); Diario AS, 14 November 2022 (in Spanish) The following 1 May, he was dismissed.Iñaki Bea destituido como entrenador del Numancia (Iñaki Bea dismissed as manager of Numancia); Diario AS, 1 May 2023 (in Spanish)

Subsequently, Bea was in charge of Segunda Federación clubs Águilas FCEl Águilas FC ficha a Iñaki Bea como entrenador (Águilas FC sign Iñaki Bea as manager); La Opinión de Murcia, 19 February 2024 (in Spanish) and Gimnástica Segoviana CF.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)

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Dominican Republic24 February 202210 November 2022Numancia11 November 20221 May 2023Águilas 19 February 20248 April 2024Stripfing17 June 202411 October 2024Gimnástica Segoviana 26 June 2025PresentTotal

Honours Valladolid Segunda División: 2006–07El 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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