Congratulations, Txopo!!! On a day like today, 30 years ago, Jupp Heynckes scolded all the journalists present in the old Lezama press room for not giving importance to the day that celebrated the half century of the life of José Ángel Iribar, the great reference of the Athletic history. It seems that this time there will not be any complaints from the “German”, because for a few days the environment of the rojiblanco insists on the fact that the number 1 par excellence in the centenary history of the Bilbao club will be 80 this March 1 .
Iribar is almost everything in Athletic. From player to coach, goalkeeper coach, president of veterans, ambassador of the club… His charisma goes beyond, in any case, despite the Bilbao entity itself. His international background is also not insignificant, despite being a member of the rojiblanco club for most of his career.
“Iribar, Iribar, Iribar is great, like Iribar there is none.” It is not unusual for a team to lose a Cup final and have its goalkeeper sent off by his own fans. Nor has since then been a song dedicated to him repeated at every game and another at La Catedral and on all the fields the lions passed through. Franco’s censorship, yes, silenced the adjective cojonudo in NO-DO while inserting a clipping with the term “pistonudo”.
Genius and figure
Iribar, Athletic legend and legend, is now 80 years old. Txopo’s shadow, in addition to being long, has always been, is and will be elegant. Congratulations, goalkeeper!!!
Source: La Verdad
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