Athletic Bilbao
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Copa del Rey: Pedro gives Barcelona advantage...by establishing first-leg advantages. Rayo Vallecano beat last season's finalists Athletic Bilbao 2-0 with early goals from former Bilbao midfielder Nestor Susaeta and veteran striker Sergio Pachon. Hercules came from behind to win 2-1... In this article: Copa del Rey, Barcelona, La Liga, Jaime Gavilan, Jeffren, Juan Albin, Bojan Krkic, Cultural Leonesa, and Pep Guardiola |
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Guardian | November 09, 2009
Real Madrid look to overturn Alcorcon deficit
...season and will be confident of progressing. There are some possible upsets, though. Last season's runners-up Athletic Bilbao need to overturn a 2-0 deficit against second division Rayo Vallecano if they are to continue in the...
In this article: Real Madrid, Copa del Rey, Manuel Pellegrini, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Kaka, Milan, Champions League, and Alcoyano
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UEFA.com News | January 22, 2008
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...for five consecutive seasons. Irureta is among the most experienced coaches in Spain and counts Real Oviedo, Racing, Athletic Club Bilbao, Real Sociedad de Futbol and RC Celta de Vigo among the clubs he has led. 'Best man' Commenting on...
In this article: Javier Irureta, Ander Garitano, Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League, Real Betis Balompie, Real Sociedad de Futbol, Real Zaragoza, and Real Oviedo
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Drama turns to crisis at Atletico Madrid
...last won anything, Sevilla, Real Zaragoza, Deportivo La Coruna, Valencia, Espanyol, Betis, and Mallorca have all won domestic trophies and Celta Vigo, Recreativo Huelva, Osasuna, Getafe, Villarreal, Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao have also...
In this article: Atletico Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, Vicente Calderon, Johnny Heitinga, Champions League, Sergio Aguero, and Abel Resino
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Wikipedia | October 25, 2009
Mediterranean League
...1936 , left Spain divided. Several La Liga clubs, including Sevilla FC, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao, Celta de Vigo and Deportivo de La Coruna found themselved in areas under the control of Franco . The Republicans controlled...
In this article: FC Barcelona, Valencia FC, La Liga, Levante FC, Madrid CF, CE Espanyol, Spanish Civil War, Girona FC, and FC Cartagena
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ESPNsoccernet - The World's Site for the World Game | December 11, 2008
Spain to probe second soccer match-fixing claim
...promotion. The second game to be probed is Athletic Bilbao's 2-0 home win over Levante on June 17, 2007 which saved the Basque club from what would have been the first relegation from the top division in its history. Levante were safe...
In this article: Allegation, Gimnastic Tarragona, Real Sociedad, Celta Vigo, and Spain
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Javier Irureta
...clubs, most notably Deportivo de La Coruna. He is the only person to have coached both the two major Galician (Deportivo and Celta de Vigo) and Basque (Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad) sides. As a player Irureta made his senior debut for...
In this article: Real Sociedad, Don Balon, Atletico Madrid, Deportivo de La Coruna, Javier Irureta, Basque Country national football team, La Liga, and El Pais
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Ismael Falcon
...two seasons with another club graduate, Ivan Cuellar, appearing in five matches during 2005-06 , the first being a 1-1 draw at Athletic de Bilbao, on December 3, 2005, replacing injured Leo Franco. After a small loan stint in the second...
In this article: Ismael Gomez Falcon, Celta de Vigo, Cadiz CF, Atletico de Madrid, Athletic de Bilbao, and Cadiz
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La Liga clubs in Europe
...Madrid with 1 complete the tally. Deportivo La Coruna have been regulars in the UEFA Champions League while Athletic Bilbao, RCD Espanyol, Alaves and RCD Mallorca have all contested major finals. Even smaller La Liga clubs, like...
In this article: La Liga, FC Barcelona, Europe, Sevilla FC, Real Madrid, RCD Espanyol, UEFA Champions League, Valencia CF, Villarreal CF, and Deportivo Alaves
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Emilio Aldecoa
...war, he played 29 times for Coventry, failing to score. He returned to Spain in 1947, joining Atletico Bilbao making his debut on September 21 1947 in a 5-1 defeat away to Celta Vigo . He scored 9 times in 45 games before moving to Real...
In this article: Barcelona, Real Valladolid, Spanish Civil War, Girona FC, OGC Nice, Atletico Bilbao, Sporting de Gijon, and Crewe Alexandra
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Athletic Club, commonly known as Athletic Bilbao in English, is a football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions. In the historical classification of La Liga Athletic Bilbao took 3rd place behind Real Madrid and Barcelona. The club also has a women's team, which has won 4 championships in the Spanish Superliga.
They are known as the Los Leones (the lions) because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés (Saint Mammes). Mammes was an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Romans. The lions refused to eat Mames and he was later made a saint. The San Mames Stadium is hence nicknamed "the football cathedral".
The club is known for its cantera policy of bringing young Basque players through the ranks, as well as recruiting top Basque players from other clubs (like Joseba Etxeberria or Javi Martínez). Athletic only signs professional players native to one of the seven Basque provinces: Biscay, Guipúzcoa and Álava, Navarre; and Labourd, Soule and Lower Navarre in France, although in recent times some players born in Cantabria and La Rioja, close to the Basque Country have played for the team. This has gained Athletic both admirers and critics. The club has been praised for promoting home grown players and club loyalty. On the other hand, Athletic is one of only four professional clubs in Spain, with Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Osasuna, which is not a sports corporation, so that ownership of the club lies in its partners.
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