Tracksuit Manager
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- Joined
- Nov 24, 2019
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Introducing ‘Los Leones’ a story set in Bilbao.
Welcome to the wonderful would of Athletic Club. A truly fascinating club from top to bottom. I am aiming to have long term save with Athletic Club with lots of added challenges to keep me playing way into the future.
Grab a cup of tea and let’s get into the introduction...
So why have I decided to take on Athletic Club?.. Well other than following the KLIPPYBO stories over the years...
The challenge: Everyone knows that Athletic Club cannot sign non-Basque players, and encourage developing players through the clubs youth system. Now that’s a challenge I want to take on.
The club can however sign Spanish players aged 16 or below. This gives us the opportunity to bring in players from elsewhere and develop them within the culture of the club.
The culture: It’s clear to see that the culture of the club is close knit. Not many players leave this great club and go on to have a long career in Bilbao.
You just have to look at the player past and present that have amassed hundreds of appearances for the club, some playing a total of 18 years with Athletic Club.
The potential: The youth system at Athletic Club is superb, some of the players they have produced in the past have gone on to play for in World Cups, European Championships, and Champions League Finals. There is so much potential to produce yours players, the big challenge is keeping them at the club.
Current young players such as Iñigo Córdoba, Unai Núñez and Asier Villalibre who all come through the youth system will be pushing for first team places from the start.
The challenges
During this save we won’t to challenge ourselves. The aim of the save is long term play so I have decided to put in some challenges that are going to keep me playing. The challenges have been split into two categories; making history and developing talent. Here’s a summary below:
Making history:
An honourable man:
Fred Pentland is the most successful manager of Athletic Club’s history, winning 2 La Ligas and 5 Cope del Rey titles between 1929 and 1933. The challenge is to surpass his honours and become the most successful manager in the clubs history.
The club stalwart:
Currently José Ángel Iribar holds the record for the most league appearances for Athletic Club, 466. The challenge is to have a player surpass his record and become the clubs all-time leading appearance holder. I would ideally like a newgen to achieve this accolade.
He scores for fun:
Currently Telmo Zarra holds the record for the most league goals for Athletic Club, 255. The challenge is to have a player surpass his record and become the clubs all-time leading goal scorer. Again I would ideally like a newgen to achieve this accolade.
European Giants:
Athletic Club have never won a continental completion. They have however come close, finishing as runners-up twice in 1976/77 and 2011/12. The challenge is to bring a European trophy back to Bilbao, ideally the Champions League.
Developing talent:
Internationally recognised:
In the fashion of wanting a long term save, I have set myself a challenge of producing at least 25 youth graduates that go on to represent Spain at full international level.
A Basque leader:
Again during this long term save I have set myself the challenge of producing a youth graduate that goes on to captain Spain at full international level.
Scored on the world stage:
Not only do I want players to represent and captain Spain, I want them to add more. I have set myself a challenge of producing a youth graduate score at least 25 goals for Spain at full international level.
Los Leones Legend:
Arguably the hardest challenge of them all. I have set myself the challenge of producing a youth graduate that goes on to win the World Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d’Or). No Basque player has ever won this accolade and the last Spanish player to win this was Barcelona’s original Luis Suárez in 1960.
Welcome to the wonderful would of Athletic Club. A truly fascinating club from top to bottom. I am aiming to have long term save with Athletic Club with lots of added challenges to keep me playing way into the future.
Grab a cup of tea and let’s get into the introduction...
So why have I decided to take on Athletic Club?.. Well other than following the KLIPPYBO stories over the years...
The challenge: Everyone knows that Athletic Club cannot sign non-Basque players, and encourage developing players through the clubs youth system. Now that’s a challenge I want to take on.
The club can however sign Spanish players aged 16 or below. This gives us the opportunity to bring in players from elsewhere and develop them within the culture of the club.
The culture: It’s clear to see that the culture of the club is close knit. Not many players leave this great club and go on to have a long career in Bilbao.
You just have to look at the player past and present that have amassed hundreds of appearances for the club, some playing a total of 18 years with Athletic Club.
The potential: The youth system at Athletic Club is superb, some of the players they have produced in the past have gone on to play for in World Cups, European Championships, and Champions League Finals. There is so much potential to produce yours players, the big challenge is keeping them at the club.
Current young players such as Iñigo Córdoba, Unai Núñez and Asier Villalibre who all come through the youth system will be pushing for first team places from the start.
The challenges
During this save we won’t to challenge ourselves. The aim of the save is long term play so I have decided to put in some challenges that are going to keep me playing. The challenges have been split into two categories; making history and developing talent. Here’s a summary below:
Making history:
An honourable man:
Fred Pentland is the most successful manager of Athletic Club’s history, winning 2 La Ligas and 5 Cope del Rey titles between 1929 and 1933. The challenge is to surpass his honours and become the most successful manager in the clubs history.
The club stalwart:
Currently José Ángel Iribar holds the record for the most league appearances for Athletic Club, 466. The challenge is to have a player surpass his record and become the clubs all-time leading appearance holder. I would ideally like a newgen to achieve this accolade.
He scores for fun:
Currently Telmo Zarra holds the record for the most league goals for Athletic Club, 255. The challenge is to have a player surpass his record and become the clubs all-time leading goal scorer. Again I would ideally like a newgen to achieve this accolade.
European Giants:
Athletic Club have never won a continental completion. They have however come close, finishing as runners-up twice in 1976/77 and 2011/12. The challenge is to bring a European trophy back to Bilbao, ideally the Champions League.
Developing talent:
Internationally recognised:
In the fashion of wanting a long term save, I have set myself a challenge of producing at least 25 youth graduates that go on to represent Spain at full international level.
A Basque leader:
Again during this long term save I have set myself the challenge of producing a youth graduate that goes on to captain Spain at full international level.
Scored on the world stage:
Not only do I want players to represent and captain Spain, I want them to add more. I have set myself a challenge of producing a youth graduate score at least 25 goals for Spain at full international level.
Los Leones Legend:
Arguably the hardest challenge of them all. I have set myself the challenge of producing a youth graduate that goes on to win the World Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d’Or). No Basque player has ever won this accolade and the last Spanish player to win this was Barcelona’s original Luis Suárez in 1960.
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