Iñigo Arteaga Nieto

Iñigo Arteaga Nieto (born 16 December 1972) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of club RCD Espanyol.

Career

Club career

Arteaga started his career with Spanish La Liga side Real Sociedad. Before the second half of 1996–97, Arteaga signed for Racing de Ferrol in the Spanish third division, where he became the first player to score from a goal kick during a 2–0 win over Moralo.

In 1998, Arteaga signed for Portuguese top flight club Chaves, where he made over 25 league appearances and scored 0 goals and suffered relegation to the Portuguese second division. In 2000, he signed for Burgos in the Spanish third division, helping them earn promotion to the Spanish second division. In 2016, he was appointed goalkeeper coach of Rubin in Russia. In 2018, he was appointed goalkeeper coach of English Premier League outfit Watford. In 2021, Arteaga was appointed goalkeeping coach of Al Sadd in Qatar.

On 4 July 2023, Arteaga was appointed goalkeeping coach of Segunda División club RCD Espanyol.