Mikel Balenziagawho at the end of this season will put an end to a 12-year stage at Athletic Club, was honored on the occasion of his last game in San Mamés at the conclusion of the match between the Bilbao team and the Elche and that ended with a 0-1 away victory.

A few minutes after the match ended, Athletic’s footballers and coaching staff formed a corridor through which Balenziaga passed, accompanied by his son, to receive a framed red and white shirt from the captain, iker muniain.

Next, the Gipuzkoan defender went around the field applauding the stands and stopped for a few minutes in the cheering stands, where a large banner with his figure was unfurled and where it was written ‘eskerrik asko‘.

Balenziaga He announced a few weeks ago that he was ending his football career at Athletic at the end of this course after 12 seasons and after playing, with the last league game to go, a total of 321 games with the rojiblanco team.

One of ours forever.

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Eskerrik asko for everything you have given us during these years. #AthleticClub what pic.twitter.com/D5HxhB3P9J

— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) May 28, 2023

Source: Eitb

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