Throughout his 16 years as an Athletic player, several presidents passed through Ibaigane and several coaches passed through the San Mamés bench. I will ask you a brief definition of each of them.
Macau?
Much gratitude and a wonderful relationship with him.
Urrutia?
Friendship and he taught me what Athletic is.
Elizegi?
A president who is close to the player.
Uriarte?
Very good manager.
Let’s move to the coaches chapter?
Just like Macua. Super grateful and my relationship with him is still very good.
Bielsa?
My discoverer and I idolized him. I still have contact with him.
Valverde?
The father of football, I owe him a lot.
Nail Ziganda?
It was a very complicated transition year where we all suffered and he did the best he could.
Berizzo?
My biggest failure as a player was not giving back to an amazing person.
Gaizka Garitano?
Super grateful that he got us out of a sticky situation.
Marceline?
He gave us back the winning mentality.
By the way, which coach recommended his signing?
The truth is, I don’t know.
Source: La Verdad
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