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813:Compostela
559:midfielder
489:one season
426:Compostela
418:the B team
374:goalkeeper
370:footballer
197:Compostela
100:Goalkeeper
65:1968-07-29
1762:Aitor Iru
1756:Aitor Iru
1728:"Jon Iru"
1593:4 January
1420:El Correo
632:Barakaldo
536:Patxi Iru
520:Marcelino
406:Barakaldo
400:, in the
366:Aitor Iru
330:2017–2018
317:2011–2017
304:2008–2009
264:2002–2006
246:1998–2002
228:1996–1998
210:1995–1996
192:1993–1995
174:1991–1993
161:Barakaldo
156:1989–1991
51:Full name
41:Aitor Iru
1737:12 March
1732:BDFutbol
1712:12 March
1690:12 March
1668:12 March
1663:BDFutbol
1643:12 March
1618:12 March
1613:BDFutbol
1571:12 March
1498:12 March
1451:12 March
1425:12 March
1400:12 March
1395:BDFutbol
1370:12 March
1054:SD Eibar
602:Division
394:province
251:SD Eibar
21:In this
1256:–
1253:–
1231:–
1205:Amurrio
1164:–
1136:–
1108:–
1080:–
1013:–
980:–
954:Almería
942:–
926:La Liga
875:–
859:La Liga
772:–
769:–
747:–
744:–
683:–
655:–
652:–
588:League
585:Season
551:La Liga
547:Osasuna
473:Amurrio
461:Almería
438:playoff
434:La Liga
420:in the
392:in the
269:Amurrio
233:Almería
83:, Spain
35:Amarika
27:surname
1473:25 May
1445:AS.com
1267:Total
1175:Total
1024:Total
916:Mérida
886:Total
783:Total
694:Total
626:Goals
597:Total
594:Other
446:Mérida
398:Biscay
390:Bilbao
215:Mérida
88:Height
81:Bilbao
1659:"Iru"
1391:"Iru"
1361:"Iru"
620:Goals
614:Goals
608:Goals
582:Club
557:is a
543:]
469:Eibar
343:2018–
281:Total
129:Years
1739:2021
1714:2021
1692:2021
1670:2021
1645:2021
1620:2021
1595:2021
1573:2021
1548:2019
1541:ESPN
1522:2018
1500:2021
1475:2017
1453:2021
1427:2021
1402:2021
1372:2021
623:Apps
617:Apps
611:Apps
605:Apps
591:Cup
139:Apps
133:Team
1317:307
1299:283
565:in
555:Jon
549:in
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287:283
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147:Gls
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