Iker Munyain, goodbye as captain
Heyker Munyain says goodbye to San Mamés like no other before player, with the event on the lawn of La Catedral with 26,000 people in the stands and without a match between them. “I’m very excited. It’s very difficult to explain what I feel inside. I feel privileged,” he stressed, speaking in midfield, as well as the Copa del Rey and the two Super Cups he won in 15 seasons with the first team and the Athletic and Chantrea jerseys , a club in his Pamplona neighborhood where he began to take his first steps.
He a football player (31 years old), dressed in a dark suit and tie, rushed onto the field hand in hand with two children, crossing the corridor to the applause of his teammates, all wearing T-shirts with the number 10 and Muniaina’s name on the back. The players sat on comfortable chairs at the foot of the field; Iribar, who presented him with a handwritten gift; President Uriarte, as well as those who played an important role in other phases of Navarra: Joaquín Caparrós, his assistant Lucy, former president Fernando García Macua or the former footballers Etxeberría, Gurpegui, Susaeta or Iraizos.
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“The first person who told me about Iker was Blas Ziarreta. He was 14 years old, and I told the president that we would take him for the preseason.”
“The first person to talk to me about Iker was Blas Ciarreta. That same day I talked to the president and said we were going to take the pre-season guy to Isla Canela,” recalled Joaquín Caparrós, the coach who made his debut years later. And that summer Munyain was only 14 years old. The Red and White captain revealed what Caparros told him during his first pre-season training as a teenager and gave them a day off after the game. “Gentlemen, you can go out tonight… except you. You need a glass of milk and sleep,” he noted, causing a smile from the audience..
Valverde with a commemorative farewell bracelet.
This will always be my home. If you ever need me here, I’ll be here the next day
During half a day of confessions, the football player assured that he cried the most that day It was at this time that Athletic lost the Europa League final. There were also many tears due to two serious knee injuries. The guests walked through the center of the San Mamés pitch, all connected to the club and the history of Muniaina. Baby G sang while actor Julian Lopez chatted with the main character, revealing the footballer’s passion for River. They were both asked to sing: “This is the famous Athletic Club, the famous Athletic Club.” Meanwhile, Berizzo, Garitano and Marcelino, his two coaches, intervened with a video message.
“This will always be my home. If you ever need me here, I will be here the next day,” Munyain told the crowd, who gave him a standing ovation before being cheered on by his teammates. time for even a spontaneous person to jump onto the grass and hug the player. “He was wearing a Boca shirt,” one of the captain’s teammates warned.