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{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Ignacio Ithurralde
| image          = Ignacio Ithurralde.jpg
| caption        = Ithurralde with [[Millonarios F.C.|Millonarios]] in 2012
| fullname       = Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez  
| height         = {{height|m=1.86|precision=0}}
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1983|5|30|df=y}}         
| birth_place    = [[Montevideo]], Uruguay
| currentclub    = [[Defensor Sporting]] (manager)
| position       = [[Centre back]]
| years1         = 2002–2007 | clubs1  = [[Defensor Sporting]]                           | caps1  = 83 | goals1  = 7
| years2         = 2007      | clubs2  = [[CF Monterrey|Monterrey]]                      | caps2  = 8  | goals2  = 0
| years3         = 2008      | clubs3  = [[Club Olimpo|Olimpo]]                          | caps3  = 12 | goals3  = 0
| years4         = 2008      | clubs4  = [[Rosario Central]]                             | caps4  = 4  | goals4  = 0
| years5         = 2009      | clubs5  = [[CA Peñarol|Peñarol]]                          | caps5  = 17 | goals5  = 1
| years6         = 2010      | clubs6  = [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]                        | caps6  = 35 | goals6  = 1
| years7         = 2011      | clubs7  = [[Club Guaraní|Guaraní]]                        | caps7  = 2  | goals7  = 0
| years8         = 2011      | clubs8  = [[Audax Italiano]]                              | caps8  = 6  | goals8  = 0
| years9         = 2012–2013 | clubs9  = [[Millonarios FC|Millonarios]]                  | caps9  = 23 | goals9  = 1
| years10        = 2013      | clubs10 = [[Rentistas]]                                   | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 0
| years11        = 2014      | clubs11 = [[Club Blooming|Blooming]]                      | caps11 = 14 | goals11 = 0
| years12        = 2014–2015 | clubs12 = [[Rentistas]]                                   | caps12 = 21 | goals12 = 2
| years13        = 2015–2017 | clubs13 = [[Racing Club de Montevideo|Racing Montevideo]] | caps13 = 33 | goals13 = 2
| years14        = 2017      | clubs14 = [[Deportivo Maldonado]]                         | caps14 = 12 | goals14 = 1
| years15        = 2017      | clubs15 = [[C.A. Cerro|Cerro]]                            | caps15 = 9  | goals15 = 0
| nationalyears1 =           | nationalteam1 = [[Uruguay national under-17 football team|Uruguay U17]] | nationalcaps1 =   | nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 2003      | nationalteam2 = [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay U20]] | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam3 = [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]              | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| manageryears1  = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[Defensor Sporting]] (youth)
| manageryears2  = 2021–2022 | managerclubs2 = [[Boston River]]
| manageryears3  = 2023      | managerclubs3 = [[Montevideo City Torque]]
| manageryears4  = 2023–2024 | managerclubs4 = [[River Plate Montevideo]]
| manageryears5  = 2025–     | managerclubs5 = [[Defensor Sporting]]
}}
'''Ignacio "Nacho" Ithurralde Sáez''' (born 30 May 1983 in [[Durazno]]) is a Uruguayan [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who played as a [[centre back]]. He is the current manager of [[Defensor Sporting]].

==Playing career==
===Club===
Ithurralde began his playing career in 2002 with [[Defensor Sporting]] where he spent 5 years. He played in [[Mexico]] with [[CF Monterrey]] in 2007 and then in [[Argentina]] with [[Olimpo de Bahía Blanca|Olimpo]] and [[Rosario Central]].

In 2009, Ithurralde returned to Uruguay to play for [[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]], and moved to [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]] in the [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano]] next year. In 2011, he had a brief spell with Paraguayan club [[Club Guaraní|Guaraní]] before moving to Chile to play for [[Audax Italiano]]. He moved to [[Millonarios|Millonarios FC]] in the [[Colombian Primera A]] in January 2012. The following year he was repatriated by club [[Rentistas]]. In 2014 Ithuarralde had a short spell with Bolivian side [[Club Blooming|Blooming]] before returning to Rentistas later that year.

Ithurralde subsequently represented [[Racing Club de Montevideo|Racing Montevideo]] and [[Deportivo Maldonado]] before retiring with [[C.A. Cerro|Cerro]] in 2017.

===International===
After representing [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] at [[Uruguay national under-17 football team|under-17]] and [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|under-20]] levels, Ithurralde made his debut with the full side on 27 September 2006, in a 1–0 [[Exhibition match|friendly]] loss against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]].

==Managerial career==
In 2020, Ithurralde returned to his first club Defensor as a manager of the youth sides. On 23 June 2021, he replaced [[Juan Ramón Tejera|Juan Tejera]] at the helm of [[Boston River]] in the top tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/boston-river-despidio-a-juan-tejera-y-ya-tiene-sucesor-ignacio-ithurralde-sera-el-dt-2021624113349|title=Boston River despidió a Juan Tejera y ya tiene sucesor, que se hace cargo el viernes del plantel|trans-title=Boston River sacked Juan Tejera and already have a replacement, who takes over the squad on Friday|language=es|publisher=El Observador|date=23 June 2021|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref>

Ithurralde qualified Boston River to the [[2023 Copa Libertadores]], the club's first-ever participation in the tournament, but still left on 4 November 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/11179871/ignacio-ithurralde-no-continuara-como-entrenador-de-boston-river|title=Ignacio Ithurralde no continuará como entrenador de Boston River|trans-title=Ignacio Ithurralde will not continue as manager of Boston River|publisher=[[ESPN]]|language=es|date=4 November 2022|accessdate=17 November 2022}}</ref> He was named in charge of [[Montevideo City Torque]] seventeen days later,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/ignacio-ithurralde-nuevo-entrenador-montevideo-city-torque-asi-presentado.html|title=Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador del Montevideo City Torque y así fue presentado|trans-title=Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of Montevideo City Torque and this is how he was presented|language=es|publisher=[[El País (Uruguay)|El País]]|date=22 November 2022|access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref> but was sacked the following 10 April.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/ignacio-ithurralde-dejo-de-ser-el-director-tecnico-de-montevideo-city-torque|title=Ignacio Ithurralde dejó de ser el director técnico de Montevideo City Torque|trans-title=Ignacio Ithurralde ceased to be the manager of Montevideo City Torque|language=es|publisher=El País|date=10 April 2023|access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref>

On 27 July 2023, Ithurralde replaced [[Gustavo Díaz]] at the helm of [[River Plate Montevideo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/12376333/ignacio-ithurralde-nuevo-entrenador-dt-river-plate|title=Ignacio Ithurralde es el nuevo entrenador de River Plate|trans-title=Ignacio Ithurralde is the new manager of River Plate|language=es|publisher=[[ESPN Deportes]]|date=30 July 2023|access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref> He was sacked from the club on 15 June of the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Intermedio-Ignacio-Ithurralde-dejo-de-ser-el-entrenador-de-River-Plate-tras-nuevo-empate-uc891328|title=Intermedio: Ignacio Ithurralde dejó de ser el entrenador de River Plate tras nuevo empate|trans-title=Intermedio: Ignacio Ithurralde ceased to be the coach of River Plate after a new draw|publisher=Fútbol.uy|language=es|date=15 June 2024|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref>

On 31 March 2025, Ithurralde returned to Defensor, now as first team manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/vuelve-a-casa-defensor-sporting-oficializo-la-llegada-de-ignacio-ithurralde-como-entrenador |title=Vuelve a casa: Defensor Sporting oficializó la llegada de Ignacio Ithurralde como entrenador |trans-title=He is back home: Defensor Sporting made official the arrival of Ignacio Ithurralde as coach |publisher=[[El País (Uruguay)|El País]] |language=es |date=31 March 2025 |access-date=31 March 2025}}</ref>

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