Iker Undabarrena has been a major point of discussion among Athletic fans for a few months now. Many expected the talented midfielder and captain of Bilbao Athletic to get the chance to train with the first team this summer, but that isn’t the case. Athletic had a clause in his contract that would have officially promoted him and extended his
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Iker Undabarrena is living his last days as an Athletic Club player. The 23-year-old has gone through two major knee injuries but has remained a leader for Bilbao Athletic and has played at a high level for quite some time now. However, the club has decided to allow his contract to expire after he demanded a promotion as part of
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Iker Undabarrena’s time at Athletic seems to be drawing to an end. After five years with Bilbao Athletic it has become clear that he does not have a path to the first team and, despite the club wanting him to renew his contract, he does not want to stay if he can’t compete for a place in the senior squad.
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Bilbao Athletic enjoyed a remarkable first season under Gaizka Garitano as the Cachorros qualified for the promotional playoffs. Sadly, they were eliminated in the first round by Villarreal B, but that should not take away from the growth that the team showed throughout the course of the campaign. Now that the season is officially over, the club will now have
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Iker Undabarrena has been one of the crowned jewels of Lezama for quite some time now, but his time at the club is coming to an end. As it was recently reported, the 23-year-old has not signed a contract renewal with Athletic and will be free to sign elsewhere when his current deal expires at the end of the season.
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Iker Undabarrena joined Lezama back in 2005 when he was just 10 years old. He immediately began to stand out as one of the best players in his age group and quickly started climbing the youth categories. He actually got his first taste of the first team when he made his debut under Marcelo Bielsa in a Europa League match
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For four consecutive years Athletic Club enjoyed European competition and were one of the best teams in all of La Liga. The Lions played tough football, were organized, and the San Mamés was a fortress that even the best clubs struggled to overcome. This season all of that has changed. Kuko Ziganda took over as manager after Ernesto Valverde left
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Saturday’s Basque Derby was not a happy occasions for Athletic Club fans. The Lions scored two own goals on the way to a 3-1 loss at the Anoeta that cannot be described in any other way than embarrassing. However, Athleticzales did have plenty to cheer about after the game as Bilbao Athletic cruised to a 8-0 win over Lealtad in
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While Athletic Club has had a highly disappointing season, things have gone completely different for their reserve team, Bilbao Athletic. Upon Kuko Ziganda’s promotion to replace Ernesto Valverde last summer, the club hired Gaizka Garitano to take his place overseeing the reserves. Garitano was handed a very strong squad with high expectations and it is safe to say that he
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Athletic Club is looking to rebound from their first loss of the season, but it won’t be easy. The Lions will host Atletico Madrid on Wednesday at the San Mamés in what is already promising to be an intense match. Before Tuesday’s training session at Lezama, manager Kuko Ziganda spoke to the media and said that the team cannot afford
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