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Unai Nuñez
Unai Nuñez Gestoso (; ; born 30 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Hellas Verona FC, on loan from RC Celta de Vigo. He has one cap for the Spain national team. Club career Born in Sestao, Biscay, Basque Country and raised in neighbouring Portugalete, Nuñez joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama academy in 2007, aged ten. He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2015–16 season, in Tercera División. On 7 June 2016, Nuñez was promoted to the reserves, freshly relegated to Segunda División B. He immediately became a starter for the side, appearing in 33 matches and scoring three goals during the campaign. On 2 June 2017, Nuñez was called up to the main squad for the pre-season by new first team manager José Ángel Ziganda. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Getafe CF. On 30 October 2017, after already becoming a regular starter, Nuñ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sestao
Sestao is a town and municipality of 27,296 inhabitants located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is in the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao and part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. Sestao was the place of the most important steel industry of Biscay, Altos Hornos de Vizcaya. Neighbourhoods Sestao is administratively divided into 13 neighbourhoods or wards: * Kasko () * Kueto () * Galindo () * Albiz * Urbinaga * Rebonza () * Azeta * Simondrogas () * Txabarri () * Markonzaga * Aizpuru * Los Baños () * Las Llanas () Demography Rehabilitation of Sestao Sestao, an industrial area in disuse placed in the province of the Basque Country (Spain), is located in the estuary of Bilbao. It appeared due to diverse economic, social and political forces, but it was the economic strength of the iron industry that proved to be the most important. Over the last 20 years the city of Bilbao has transformed its riverbanks, purs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lezama Facilities
The Lezama Facilities (, ), are the training ground and academy of the Primera Division club Athletic Bilbao. Located in the village of Lezama, around 10–15 kilometers east of Bilbao, the facilities were opened in 1971 and currently cover 13 hectares (130,000 square meters). Athletic's academy is often referred to metonymically as Lezama. Lezama hosts the Athletic men's first team for training and the league matches of the Liga F club Athletic Club Femenino, as well as the youth teams of the Athletic cantera (academy): the men's reserve team, the women's reserve team, the junior teams (ages 17–19), the cadet teams (ages 15–16), the youngster teams (ages 13–14), and the children's teams (ages 11–12). In June 2021, the facilities also became the temporary home ground of Segunda División newcomers SD Amorebieta, as Amorebieta's stadium Urritxe did not meet league requirements. The arrangement was repeated in 2023–24 when Amorebieta was re-promoted to the Segu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeray Álvarez
Yeray Álvarez López (; born 24 January 1995), known simply as Yeray, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Athletic Bilbao. Club career Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, Basque Country, Yeray joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup at Lezama in 2008, aged 13. He played in the 2012–13 NextGen Series with the '' Juvenil A'' side, and made his debut as a senior with CD Basconia (the farm team) in the following season, in the Tercera División. On 26 May 2014, Yeray was promoted to the reserves who competed in the Segunda División B. He contributed with 36 appearances and one goal during the campaign – play-offs included – as they returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence. Yeray played his first professional game on 24 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jurgi Oteo in a 1–0 home loss against Girona FC. He was a regular starter during that season, but the side were immediately relegated back as dead last. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iñigo Martínez
Iñigo Martínez Berridi (; ; born 17 May 1991) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club FC Barcelona, Barcelona. He spent most of his professional career with Real Sociedad, playing 238 matches (17 goals scored) in all competitions after making his debut at the age of 20. In January 2018, he signed with Athletic Bilbao, with whom he won the 2020–21 Supercopa de España as well as reaching two Copa del Rey finals. Martínez won his first Cap (sport), cap for Spain national football team, Spain in 2013. Club career Real Sociedad Born in Ondarroa, Biscay, Martínez joined Real Sociedad's youth ranks from local CD Aurrerá Ondarroa, Aurrerá Ondarroa. He made his senior debut in the 2009–10 Tercera División, 2009–10 season, helping Real Sociedad B, the reserves to promote from Tercera División after one year out by contributing 23 games and one goal; he started out as a left-back. On 27 August 2011, Martínez m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru Nolaskoain
Peru Nolaskoain Esnal (born 25 October 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for SD Eibar. Club career Born in Zumaia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama academy in 2015, from Antiguoko. On 13 June 2016, he was promoted to the farm team, but moved straight to the reserves. Nolaskoain made his senior debut on 21 August 2016, coming on as a first-half substitute for Tarsi and scoring his team's second in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win against UD Socuéllamos. During the 2018 pre-season, he was converted to a central defender by new first-team manager Eduardo Berizzo. Nolaskoain made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 20 August 2018, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–1 home win against CD Leganés. The following 9 August, after featuring sparingly with the main squad, he was loaned to Segunda División side Deportivo de La Coruña for one year. In July 2020, he su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario AS
''Diario AS'' () (sometime stylized as ''AS'' or ''As''; ) is a Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on association football. Profile ''Diario AS'' is part of PRISA which also owns ''El País'' and ''Cinco Días''. The paper particularly covers news of the Community of Madrid football teams: Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Getafe CF, CD Leganés, and Rayo Vallecano. It competes directly with Marca (newspaper), ''Marca''. In addition to Madrid, the newspaper also has satellite bureaus in Barcelona, Bilbao, A Coruña, Seville, Valencia, and Zaragoza. In May 2012, the newspaper launched an English language sub-site offering original journalism and articles translated from the original Spanish by native English-language speakers, as well as their own content. The circulation of ''Diario AS'' was 181,172 copies in 2001 and 176,892 copies in 2002. It rose to 214,654 copies in 2006. MeriStation MeriStation is a digital magazine dedicated to video games, oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getafe CF
Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has played its home matches in the 16,500-capacity Estadio Coliseum since 1998. Founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983, the club was promoted to La Liga for the first time in 2004, and participated in the top level of Spanish football for twelve years between 2004 and 2016, and again since 2017. The club maintain rivalries with neighbours CD Leganés, Leganés, who are based near the town of Getafe, Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid. History Beginning Sociedad Getafe Deportivo was founded in 1923, only playing in lower divisions from 1928 to 1932. After the Spanish Civil War, in 1945 five Getafe locals – Enrique Condes García, Aurelio Miranda Olavaria, Antonio Corredor Lozano, Manuel Serrano Vergara and Miguel Cubero Francés ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest level of the Spanish football league system. It is controlled by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and contested by 20 teams over a 38-matchday period. Since its inception, All-time La Liga table, 62 teams have competed in La Liga, with nine teams crowned champions. Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Barcelona have dominated the competition, winning 36 and 28 titles respectively. In the 1940s, Valencia CF, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, and Barcelona emerged as the strongest clubs. Real Madrid and Barcelona led the charge in the 1950s, each winning four titles. During the 1960s and 1970s, Real Madrid dominated with fourteen titles, with Atlético Madrid winning four. During the 1980s and 1990s, Real Madrid remained prominent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ángel Ziganda
José Ángel "Cuco" Ziganda Lakunza (born 1 October 1966) is a Spanish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a centre-forward. He played 381 La Liga matches over the course of 12 seasons (111 goals scored), representing CA Osasuna, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao. Ziganda started working as manager in 2005, and eventually coached both clubs. Playing career Ziganda was born in Larraintzar, Navarre. A product of CA Osasuna's youth ranks, he first appeared for his hometown's first team on 13 December 1987, in a 0–0 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. An undisputed starter through 1989–90 La Liga, 1989 to 1990–91 La Liga, 1991, he scored 11 La Liga goals apiece over those seasons, thus attracting attention from neighbours Athletic Bilbao. At Athletic since the start of 1991–92 La Liga, 1991–92, Ziganda netted 17 times in three separate campaigns, most notably a hat-trick at Albacete Balompié on 26 May 1993 in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Segunda División B
The 2016–17 Segunda División B season was the 40th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played in August 2016, and the season ended in June 2017 with the promotion play-off finals. Overview before the season 80 teams will join the league, including four relegated from the 2015–16 Segunda División and 18 promoted from the 2015–16 Tercera División. The composition of the groups is a proposal of the Royal Spanish Football Federation that was confirmed on 15 July 2016. ;Relegated from 2015–16 Segunda División, Segunda División: *SD Ponferradina, Ponferradina *UE Llagostera, Llagostera *Albacete Balompié, Albacete *Athletic Bilbao B, Bilbao Athletic ;Promoted from 2015–16 Tercera División, Tercera División: *Atlético Mancha Real, At. Mancha Real *Atlético Sanluqueño CF, At. Sanluqueño *CD Boiro, Boiro *Caudal Deportivo, Caudal *Córdoba CF B, Córdoba B *CD El Ejido, El Ejido *Extremadura UD, Extremadura *CF Gavà, Gavà *RCD Mallorca B, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segunda División B
Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It was below the top two professional leagues, the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga) and the ''Segunda División'', and above the ''Tercera División''. The Segunda División B included the reserve teams of a number of La Liga and Segunda División teams. As of the 2023–24 in Spanish football, 2023-24 season, its successors are the Primera Federación and the Segunda Federación. The league's last ever season was in 2020-21 Segunda División B, 2020-21. For the 2021–22 season, Segunda División B was replaced by Segunda División RFEF, which became the fourth tier due to the creation of a new, semi-professional third division by the Spanish federation (RFEF) called the Primera División RFEF. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
