Aritz Aduriz

August 25th, 2008

Striker Quagmire

By: Elisa | Comments 2 Comments

One of our biggest problems last season was goal production. Fernando LLorente, finally came good with 11 goals last season, the great promise. After Fernan with 7 goals was our boy, Aritz Aduriz. Not prolific, great jumping ability in the air, and always wears the shirt with pride and delivers very important goals. [...]



August 8th, 2008

Anger Management

By: Elisa | Comments 2 Comments

EL TOURNEO COLOMBINO
Before I get into my rant, let’s review the latest friendly tournaments. Athletic returned to Huelva and played two games in the Colombino Tournament. The first game on August 6th was a cakewalk. Athletic with a decisive 3 points against new boys Malaga. Ongi Etorri (Welcome) Ion Velez – [...]

August 5th, 2008

Kicks and Bruises

By: Elisa | Comments 2 Comments

Athletic ended their preseason foray into England with a 1-2 win against League 1 division Colchester. To put it mildly, it was a rough and tumble game, where the referee absolutely had no clue how to maintain peace. Colchester United was raring to go with the grand opening of their new stadium. [...]

August 3rd, 2008

London Calling!

By: Elisa | Comments 5 Comments

Our boys from Athletic received a warm welcome to Blighty. In fact, a fan kissed Yeste’s hand at the airport. OK???

July 22nd, 2008

Friendly Tournaments and Transfers Out

By: Elisa | Comments No Comments

Hola Leones Fans! Here’s the latest update on our first preseason Tournament as well as some goings on at the club.

Athletic won their 24th Antonio Concepcion Reboura Trophy. They played two Fourth division (Spanish Tercera) teams from Huelva – San Roque LEPE and Ayamonte.



July 17th, 2008

There’s A New Kid in Town

By: Elisa | Comments 2 Comments

HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Reports coming out of Spain state that Athletic has signed 26 year old striker, Iñigo Velez formerly of Real Murcia, for two years. His stats don’t look that great. Last year with Murcia he played 10 games and scored only one goal. But we need more options up front [...]




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