 After leaving Valencia's reserves, Iago kept fit training with his first club Laracha CF, joining another team in the third level shortly after, Montañeros CF also in the A Coruña region.In May 2006, Iago was called up for a Spain under-21 side match against Denmark, only a few months after making his professional debut with Deportivo.He earned the first of his two caps by coming on as a second-half substitute in the 0–2 loss in Brøndby, on the 17th.