Athletic Bilbao B
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Athletic Club "B", commonly known as Bilbao Athletic, is the reserve team of Athletic Club, a football club based in Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country in Spain. The team are playing in the Segunda Federación – Group 2. Founded in 1964, the team holds home matches at the small stadium attached to the club's training facility at Lezama, holding 3,250 spectators or occasionally at San Mamés Stadium, with its 53,500-seat capacity, for important fixtures.
Aerial view of the team's mini-stadium at Lezama, 2019
Bilbao Athletic played home games at San Mamés during the 2015–16 season due to league requirements, but attracted crowds of only a few thousand for most games.
Bilbao Athletic in training
José Ángel Iribar
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José Ángel Iribar Kortajarena, nicknamed El Chopo, is a Spanish retired football goalkeeper and manager.
Iribar in 1978
Statue of Iribar at San Mamés Stadium, installed in 2023
Inaxio Kortabarria an José Ángel Iribar carrying the Ikurriña. 1976.