Athletic made official what was already an open secret from the exact moment Carlos Gurpegi announced that he would not continue as head of Bilbao Athletic. The coach chosen by those responsible for Lezama to manage the red-and-white reserve team’s bench is Jokin Aranbarri, a 39-year-old Gipuzkoan coach whose Eibar reserve team has just been promoted to the Second RFEF.
“Jokin Aranbarri and Athletic have agreed for him to coach Bilbao Athletic in the First Federation next season. Azkoitiarra arrives from SD EIbar, whose affiliate, CD Vitoria, achieved promotion after becoming champions with authority in their Tercera group,” said a note issued from Lezama.
Aranbarri will have a good portion of Gurpegi’s coaching staff as assistants this season. Ander Murillo, in this way, will serve as second, Armando will continue as goalkeeping coach, Mikel Legarreta will be the physical trainer and Iñigo Aginaga the psychologist.
The new coach of the Athletic subsidiary, as the Ibaigane entity itself highlighted in its statement, “has been the coach of the Eibar youth teams for seven seasons, directing the last three in its first subsidiary. He came to Unbe after an extensive career as a player, mainly in Bizkaia football, where he made 135 matches in Second B from the forward position After studying Sports Teaching at Begoñako Andra Mari, he graduated from CAFYD from UPV, with several final year internship at Lezama combined football coaching After playing until 2004 for CD Anaitasuna, he went through Aurrera de Ondarroa, Barakaldo CF, SD Gernika, Lemona, Sestao River (five seasons) and Arenas Club (three).
The new coach of Bilbao Athletic will not offer his first press conference until the start of training for the Bilbao subsidiary, scheduled for July 8.
Source: La Verdad
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