Iñigo Díaz de Cerio Conejero (born May 15, 1984 in San Sebastián, Basque Country) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish first division, as a striker.
A product of Real Sociedad youth squads, Díaz de Cerio was the top scorer in Segunda División B in 2005–06 (all four groups), and also made his debut in the first division, on February 12, 2006, in a 1-0 loss at Atlético de Madrid.
In 2007–08, he scored 16 Se...
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Iñigo Díaz de Cerio Conejero (born May 15, 1984 in San Sebastián, Basque Country) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish first division, as a striker.
A product of Real Sociedad youth squads, Díaz de Cerio was the top scorer in Segunda División B in 2005–06 (all four groups), and also made his debut in the first division, on February 12, 2006, in a 1-0 loss at Atlético de Madrid.
In 2007–08, he scored 16 Segunda División league goals as Real Sociedad finished fourth, falling short of a return to the top flight.
On Saturday, November 8, 2008, Díaz de Cerio suffered a serious injury after a collision with SD Eibar goalkeeper Zigor, fracturing the tibia and the fibula of his right leg. After a successful surgery, the club medical's staff nonetheless stated that the recovery would be "...very slow...", and the player was expected to miss the vast majority of the season.
In late June 2009, Díaz de Cerio switched to Basque fierce competitors Athletic...
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