The Athletic players will wear black armbands this afternoon in memory of Fernando Elguea, who has passed away today at the age of 84. The Durangarra defender wore the red-and-white shirt in three games (two in the League against Barça and Real Sociedad, and one in the Cup against Espanyol) in the 1956-57 season.
Elguea He was initially on the squad of Los Eleven Aldeanos who won the Cup final against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, although that season he ended up playing for Deportivo Alavés. He also played in the Second Division in Ceuta and Deportivo de La Coruña.
“His work at Athletic Club did not end there. Fernando Elguea He was a very active person in the Veterans Association, in which he has served as treasurer for more than three decades, ”says the rojiblanca entity.