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2015–16 Athletic Bilbao Season
The 2015–16 season was the 117th in Athletic Clubs history and the 85th in the top tierbr>https://int.soccerway.com/teams/spain/athletic-club/] On 17 August 2015, Athletic defeated FC Barcelona, Barcelona 5–1 on aggregate to win the Supercopa de España, the club's first silverware since 1984. Squad According to the official websitSabin Merino wore number 25 in domestic matches. Player statistics Disciplinary record From the youth system Transfer In Out Staff According to the official websit Pre-season and friendlies For the second time in their history (117 years), Athletic played in the United States when they shut out Club Tijuana 2–0 in a preseason contest in Boise, Idaho on 18 July 2015. The team's first trip to the U.S. took place on 4 April 1967 in Chicago, when Athletic beat Red Star Belgrade 3–1, also in a friendl Competitions Overview Supercopa de España La Liga League table Results summary Round by round Matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known as ''Lehoiak'' (The Lions) because their stadium was built near a church called ''San Mamés'', which was named after Saint Mammes of Caesarea, Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Roman Empire, Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white striped shirts with black shorts. Athletic are the fourth most successful club in ''La Liga'' with eight titles to their name. In the table of titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won it 24 times. It is also the most successful Basque football club in both league and cup titles won. The club also has one of the most successful Athletic Club Femenino, wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football league system, Spanish football. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto ''"Més que un club"'' (''"More than a club"''). Unlike many other football clubs, Supporters of FC Barcelona, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable football club in the world, worth $5.6 billion, and the Deloitte Football Money League, world's fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €800.1 million. The official Barcelona anthem is the "Cant del Barça", written by :ca:Jaume Picas i Guiu, Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinà s. Barcelona tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markel Susaeta
Markel Susaeta Laskurain (, ; born 14 December 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He spent almost the entirety of his career with Athletic Bilbao after making his debut with the first team in 2007, appearing in 507 competitive matches and scoring 56 goals for the club. He also played in Japan with Gamba Osaka, and in Australia with Melbourne City and Macarthur. Susaeta won one full cap for Spain in 2012. Club career Athletic Bilbao Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Susaeta came through the ranks of Athletic Bilbao, spending one season with the farm team and another with the B side. At the start of 2007–08 he was also registered for the reserves, but was given his first-team debut on 2 September 2007 and managed to score in a 3–1 loss at FC Barcelona. He finished with 29 La Liga appearances, netting on four occasions. In the following years, Susaeta established himself firmly in the first team, although still not an undisputed starter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iago HerrerÃn
Iago HerrerÃn Buisán (; born 25 January 1988) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Primera Federación club Sestao River Club. He spent most of his career affiliated to Athletic Bilbao, making 119 first-team appearances. He also played on loan at CD Numancia, Numancia in the Segunda División and CD Leganés, Leganés in La Liga. Club career Athletic Bilbao Born in Bilbao, Biscay, HerrerÃn was a product of Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks. He played a couple of months with the farm team CD Basconia, being loaned to Barakaldo CF in January 2007. After returning, HerrerÃn was assigned to Athletic Bilbao B, the reserves in the Segunda División B. Atlético Madrid In July 2010, HerrerÃn decided to leave Athletic in search for "a new life in football", signing a contract with Atlético Madrid and spending two full seasons with Atlético Madrid B, the reserves also in the third division. On 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibai Gómez
Ibai Gómez Pérez (born 11 November 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, currently manager of club FC Andorra. He achieved La Liga totals of 226 games and 28 goals over 11 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao (two spells) and Alavés. He won the 2021 Supercopa de España with the former. Playing career Early years Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Gómez began his career with Santutxu FC in the Basque regional leagues, winning the Golden Ball for the category in February 2009. After five years with the club he left, but stayed in the region after agreeing on a move to Segunda División B's Sestao River Club. Athletic Bilbao On 4 June 2010, after Sestao's relegation, Gómez moved straight into La Liga, joining Athletic Bilbao for two years with an option for a further one or two. He spent most of his first season with the reserves in the third tier. On 17 October 2010, Gómez made his top-flight debut, coming on as a substitute for Gaiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar De Marcos
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer". The name is borne by a character in Irish mythology—Oscar, grandson of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, and refers to his descent from his grandmother, Sadhbh, who was enchanted into the form of a deer. Less likely, it is derived from Norse-Irish ''Osgar'' "god's spear," from ''gar'' "spear" + ''os'' "god". The name was popularised in the 18th century by Scottish poet James Macpherson, creator of 'Ossianic poetry'. Today the name is associated with Scandinavia because Napoleon was an admirer of Macpherson's work and gave the name to his godson, Joseph Bernadotte, who later became Oscar I, King of Sweden. Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ander Iturraspe
Ander Iturraspe Derteano (; ; born 8 March 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent all but the final season of his career at Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 320 matches in all competitions after making his debut with the first team at the age of 19. In La Liga, he also played with Espanyol. Iturraspe won two caps for Spain, in 2014. Club career Athletic Bilbao Born in Abadiño, Biscay, Iturraspe joined Athletic Bilbao in 1999, at the age of 10; he returned to his hometown four years later due to homesickness, but went back to Lezama to complete his development shortly after. He spent several seasons in the various junior levels of the club and, in 2007, moved to farm team CD Basconia in the Tercera División. On 12 March 2008, Iturraspe started for the first team in a 6–1 friendly win against Zalla UC. Towards the end of the league campaign, he also played in exhibition matches with Club Portugalete and Aviron Bayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beñat Etxebarria
Beñat Etxebarria Urkiaga (, ; born 19 February 1987), known mononymously as Beñat, is a Spanish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent the better part of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 242 competitive matches and scoring 11 goals while winning the 2015 Supercopa de España. In La Liga, he also represented Real Betis, Betis. Beñat earned four Cap (sport), caps for the Spain national football team, Spain national team. Club career Athletic Bilbao Beñat was born in Igorre, Biscay. Coming through Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth ranks at Lezama Facilities, Lezama, he played his first three years with both the third team, CD Basconia, and Bilbao Athletic, the reserve side. On 29 October 2006, he appeared in his first – and only – La Liga game, which consisted of six minutes against CA Osasuna in a 1–1 away draw after Substitute (association football), replacing another youth product, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikel San José
Mikel San José DomÃnguez (; ; born 30 May 1989) is a Spanish former professional association football, footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. After starting out at Liverpool F.C., Liverpool's reserves San José joined Athletic Bilbao in 2009, initially on loan, and went on to make 397 competitive appearances for the club (winning the 2015 Supercopa de España) before his departure in 2020. He then spent a season back in England with EFL Championship, Championship club Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City, and retired in 2022 after one year at SD Amorebieta, Amorebieta in the Segunda División. San José won European Championships with Spain national football team, Spain at Spain national under-19 football team, under-19 and Spain national under-21 football team, under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in 2014, and was a member of the squad at the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. Club career Early career San José was born in Pamplona, Nava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Eraso
Javier Eraso Goñi (; born 22 March 1990) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Eraso graduated from Athletic Bilbao's youth setup, and started playing as a senior in the 2008–09 season with CD Basconia, in the Tercera División. One year later, he was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B. On 19 June 2013, Eraso was released by the Lions and joined CD Leganés also of the third division the following month. He appeared in 42 games during the campaign, as the Madrid club was promoted to Segunda División after a ten-year absence. Eraso played his first match as a professional on 7 September 2014, starting in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca. He scored his first goal in the second tier on 21 December, the last in 2–0 home victory over Recreativo de Huelva. On 31 May 2015, Eraso scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 away rout of FC Barcelona B. On 1 July he returned to Athletic, now being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymeric Laporte
Aymeric Jean Louis Gérard Alphonse Laporte (; born 27 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr. Born in France, he plays for the Spain national team. When he joined Athletic Bilbao in 2010 at the age of 16, he became only the second player born in France—after Bixente Lizarazu—to play for them, going on to make 222 competitive appearances for the club. In January 2018, he signed for Manchester City. He was part of the side which won the only domestic treble in English men's football in 2019, and the country's second-ever continental treble in 2023. Laporte won 51 caps for France at youth international levels, and was called up to the senior team twice but remained uncapped. In 2021, after receiving Spanish citizenship, Laporte was named in Spain's squad for UEFA Euro 2020. He would then go on to represent the nation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2024, winning the latter tournament. Early life Aymer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorka Elustondo
Gorka Elustondo Urkola (born 18 March 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. He spent most of his career with Real Sociedad after making his debut in 2006, going on to appear in 167 competitive matches over six La Liga seasons (nine in total, eight goals). Club career Real Sociedad Elustondo was born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa. A product of Real Sociedad's prolific youth ranks, he made his La Liga debut on 20 December 2006 in a 0–0 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo. He made a further five first-team appearances in his first professional season, as the Basque club suffered top-tier relegation for the first time in 40 years. In late October 2008, with Real in the Segunda División, in a home derby against Deportivo Alavés, Elustondo suffered a serious knee injury (which later relapsed), being rendered unavailable for the remainder of the campaign. He contributed 30 matches – 26 starts – and one goal in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
