Ainara Manterola

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Manterola and the second or maternal family name is Ikutza.
Ainara Manterola
Personal information
Full name Ainara Manterola Ikutza
Date of birth (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Orio, Spain[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Orioko FT
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Real Sociedad 65 (0)
2016–2018 Oiartzun 12+
2018– Añorga
International career
2012–2014 Spain U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:51, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Ainara Manterola Ikutza (born 19 June 1995) is a Spanish football defender who most recently played for Añorga.[2] She is an under-17 and under-19 international.[3]

Career

After gaining attention for some of her performances at youth level for Orioko,[4] Manterola joined Real Sociedad at the age of 16 and played in the centre-back position.[5] After five years at Real Sociedad, Manterola transferred to Oiartzun for the start of the 2016–17 season.[6] On 4 January 2017, having played 13 out of the 14 fixtures prior, Manterola tore her cruciate ligament.[7] The injury meant that she would be ruled out of playing the rest of the season.[8]

Personal life

Manterola comes from a sporting family and was born in Orio, Spain.[9] Her great-grandfather, Batista Oliden, was a rower, as were her two grandfathers. In addition to this, her father, Joseba, is a football coach, her mother, Isabel, was a basketball player and her sister, Leire, is a footballer.[10] Oliden won the Kontxako Bandera a record thirteen times.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Ainara". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Ainara Manterola" (in Spanish). Cero Cero. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ^ Ainara Manterola at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ "La Real Sociedad ficha a la joven oriotarra Ainara Manterola". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Ainara Manterola: "ser modelo de publicidad puede ser una salida si el fútbol no funciona"". Madridiario (in Spanish). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ Reizabal, Maite (9 September 2016). "Ellas Dan El Golpe: Ainara Manterola quiere volar otra vez". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Ainara Manterola se rompe el cruzado". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Ainara Manterola, operada con éxito". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ^ Hernández, Iñigo (1 July 2016). "Ainara Manterola ficha por el Oiartzun" (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ Menayo, David (9 February 2016). "Ainara Manterola, una 'Miss' en el terreno de juego". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ^ Tejada, Macarena (4 May 2016). "Ainara Manterola: "Es un orgullo ser la bisnieta de Batista Oliden"". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2021.