Aritz: “I am proud of what I have done so far”

Six years after the debut with the first team of Aritz elustondo. On January 17, 2015, the central Beasaindarra played his first minutes with Real in a duel played in Anoeta against Rayo Vallecano in which the Txuri Urdin, led by David moyes, they lost 0-1 with a goal from Manucho. Today, six years later, Aritz He is one of the benchmarks of the team and a fundamental piece in the defensive gear.

“Your first day with that shirt always comes to mind, on the field, knowing what you represent,” he recalls Elustondo in statements to the club. “It was in January and it will be marked for my whole life,” adds the beasaindarra, who is “proud of everything I have done so far and of what I have been able to help this club.”

His image for the realistic fan will always be associated with a photo, a snapshot of the Riazor stands in which he was seen as another fan cheering for the team: “That year I was on loan to my hometown team, at the Beasain” , recalls. “I had the option of traveling to Riazor with my brother and his crew because I had that weekend off and it was a game that I wanted to go see. With the age he was, it was difficult to go to all the Real games and above all away from home. In the end I got into the atmosphere a bit even knowing that someone might get to know you, but I didn't care, I was enjoying it and it was also a perfect afternoon because the Real achieved the objective. I was a little protagonist of that photo but I do not regret anything. I am proud of what I have done so far and it has always been seen that I feel the colors, either as a fan or as a first team player ”.

It is precisely that breath of the fans that he most longs for Aritz now as a footballer: “They miss them a lot. It's being a very difficult year because we don't feel its heat on the pitch. You can see that the empty stadium is nothing ”. In addition, “we had started a new adventure which was to be in the new field, with them, with the fans cheering at all times and they miss that a lot. Hopefully little by little among the people. We know that we are going through a very difficult time but we are eager for that normality to begin so that people return because if not, we are nothing. We want to celebrate many things with them ”.