Iñaki Astiz Ventura

Football player infobox
playername = Iñaki Astiz


fullname = Iñaki Astiz Ventura
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|11|5|df=yes
cityofbirth = Pamplona
countryofbirth = Spain
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub = Legia Warsaw
clubnumber = 15
position = Defender
years = 2006-2008
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Osasuna
Legia Warsaw ("loan")
Legia Warsaw
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
22 (1)
pcupdate = August 30, 2008

Iñaki Astiz Ventura, Astiz (born November 5, 1983 in Pamplona), is a Spanish football defender who currently plays for Legia Warsaw, in the Polish first division.

A product of Navarran side CA Osasuna's youth system, Astiz's 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 2007-08 on loan to Legia Warsaw (where Urban would serve as manager) in the Polish Orange Ekstraklasa, thus becoming the first Spaniard ever to play in that competition.

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. [ [http://www.osasuna.es/dev/actualidad/ultimasnoticias/inaki-astiz-se-ha-desvinculado-del-ca-osasuna Astiz loses ties with Osasuna] es icon]

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