Gold and bright reunion

Honor legends. It is one of the most beautiful things there is. Something that will experience four Royal riders tomorrow that add more than 1,300 games with the Txuri-Urdin Zamarra. Alberto López (Irún, 1969 and 377 games), Agustín Aranzabal (Bergara, 1973 and 351 games), Aitor López Rekarte (Arrasate, 1975 and 338 games) and Óscar de Paula (Olivenza, 1975 and 300 games) will receive in the prolegomena of the derby – this game that they have played so many times and that he knows and that he knows what he means for the fans. the gold and brilliant badge by the club after its ten years, at least, of service in the first squad.

Of course, this blue and white stars poker has its particular vision of what the derby is, but before the goals the hugs arrived. On the contrary of what is usually a football match. Because Alberto, Rekarte and Aranzabal can coincide in some act. But Paula will take the opportunity to spend the weekend in Donostia with her family and the Basque newspaper wanted to witness the reunion. The first. All the images and statements of the four protagonists can be seen in the program ‘Goazen Reala!’, On the website and the YouTube channel of this newspaper, and on the social networks of DV.

“You are to play ‘Bombi’,” he tells Paula to Rekarte before melting into a hug on the doors of the writing. “You are a phenomenon,” Azate’s responds, although Paula confesses that “my knees just let me do sports, I just practice golf and spinning.”

Aranzabal joins the delegation, also with signs of great affection for the Pacense, who does not stop smiling, grateful for the real for the invitation and delighted to share a few minutes with his three former companions. “The other day I read that Stuani has taken the record to Oscar of the player who has scored more goals out from the bench,” says Alberto.

The anecdotes of several preseason and a multitude of matches splashes the conversations between photo and photo. “Do you remember that site that was a convent where we made a preseason?” Asks Rekarte to his teammates, referring to Covilda and the Monastery of Santa María de Bujedo, who visited him that summer of 2004.

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“Having this recognition and opening that door is important,” says Aitor López Rekarte. For all this, he expresses his emotions in this way: «I am very proud; It is a dream, the dream of any Gipuzkoan child ».

Alberto, who has never lost a derby as a visitor in San Mamés, declares that “the beautiful thing about the derby is to be playing, but how it cannot be, it is a special match for all of us,” he says. He wants to “thank the club who wanted to give us the distinction in such a marked and beautiful match.”

“For me the real has been my whole life,” says the left lane, which was also international: “Being ten years was a tremendous joy and receiving the badge in a full field and in a derby we will never forget it. It is an honor for me and it is a very special day, ”he adds. «I hadn’t been with Alberto for a long time and especially with Óscar. It has been a pretty moment to be with the classmates and recoded experiences, ”says Agustín Aranzabal one of the best left side, if not the best, which Zubieta has given in its history.

Who takes all the most emotional hugs and greetings is Paula. “It is that this meeting for me is the most special of the four because I arrived on Thursday night of Badajoz and for me it has been a super special and super emotional encounter,” says the former blue and white of the blue and white, who signed ten seasons and that made the blue and white followers jump 60 times for those 60 targets he did as a real player. Paula has immense desire to get to jump to the grass. «I do not know the stadium after the reform and it seems spectacular from TV. I will be lucky to meet him inside ». The ram believes that the gold badge “is a great recognition for our commitment and delivery to the club.”

The four blue and white legends waste optimism before the derby. Everyone is inclined to a realistic victory. Rekarte is the one who sees it clearer “with a 4-1 because the Manchester will take its toll.” Something that Alberto López also thinks, who forecasts a 3-0. Oscar de Paula is inclined to 3-1, while Aranzabal believes that the matter will be more closed but with Txuri-Urdin triumph: 2-0.