Imanol Agirretxe

Born in Usurbil, Gipuzkoa, Agirretxe was a product of Real Sociedad's youth system, arriving at age 16 from neighbouring Athletic Bilbao. He first appeared with the first team in 2004–05, making three substitute appearances; in his second, a 1–3 home loss against Málaga on 15 May 2005, he managed to score after just 16 minutes on the pitch. In the following three seasons, however, he only totalled nine league matches, and also served a six-month loan spell at Castellón in the Segunda División. In 2008–09's second tier, Agirretxe appeared regularly for the main squad, mainly due to the serious injury to Iñigo Díaz de Cerio. He netted nine goals in 28 games, but the Basques again failed to return to La Liga. Again mainly a backup after the signing on loan of Uruguayan Carlos Bueno, Agirretxe scored six times the following campaign in 36 matches, as Real finally promoted as champions. In 2011–12, following Raúl Tamudo's departure and the continuous physical problems that bothered Joseba Llorente, he was finally made first-choice, and netted three goals in his first two league games, two against Sporting de Gijón in a 2–1 away win and one against Barcelona, helping the hosts come from behind 2–0 for an eventual 2–2 draw; he finished with ten successful strikes, only trailing Carlos Vela in the squad. Agirretxe came from the bench for the last six minutes of a home fixture against Barcelona on 19 January 2013, and scored in the last minute to seal a 3–2 comeback victory (Real…

Agirretxe earned caps for the Basque Country autonomous team.

Real Sociedad

Segunda División: 2009–10