The 18 Athletic players called up for a European Championship

Unai
Simon he is the only rojiblanco player called up by Lewis
Enrique for the Eurocup that will be played in several European countries between June 11 and July 11. Everything indicated that it would also be part of the list Iñigo
Martinez, but the central of Ondarroa has resigned because he is not 100% to play the great continental event.

In this situation, the Murgia goalkeeper takes over from Aritz
Aduriz Y Mikel Saint

José as representative of Athletic in a final phase of the most important national team tournament on the continent. The retired forward and the midfielder currently in Birmingham City's ranks were cited by Vincent
of
Forest for the 2016 edition held in France.

In total, there are 18 footballers that the rojiblanco club has contributed to the selection for the Euro and only one of them, Joseba
Etxeberria, current coach of Bilbao Athletic, repeated when participating in the Holland-Belgium 2000 and Portugal 2004 editions.

Unai
Simon he is the fourth Athletic goalkeeper to be present in a European Championship after the legendary Joseph
Angel
Iribar, which lifted the 1964 title, Andoni
Zubizarreta Y Dani
Aranzubia.

Spain 1964: José Ángel Iribar and Luis Mari Etxeberria

Italy 1980: Dani Ruiz-Bazán and José Ramón Alexanco

France 1984: Andoni Zubizarreta, Santi Urkiaga, Andoni Goikoetxea and Manu Sarabia

Germany 1988: Genar Andrinua

England 1996: Julen Guerrero

Holland-Belgium 2000: Joseba Etxeberria and Ismael Urzaiz

Portugal 2004: Joseba Etxeberria and Dani Aranzubia

Poland-Ukraine 2012: Fernando Llorente and Javi Martínez

France 2016: Mikel San José and Aritz Aduriz

Euro 2020: Unai Simon.