Imanol begins to become a true classic First. The Real coach is already the second who has spent the longest uninterruptedly on a First bench, specifically three years, five months and 25 days. In the maximum category, he only surpasses him Diego Pablo Simeonwho leaves at the age of 10 and a half with Atlético. Jagoba Arrasate accumulates more time in Osasuna, but Berriatua’s started in Second in El Sadar and his time in First is less.
The ranking of permanence in First
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The Oriotarra begins his fourth season at the helm of Real, although he had already participated as a firefighter in the previous two. The dismissal of technicians such as Cervera from Cadiz or Paco Lopez Levante and the departure of bordalas from Getafe to Valencia have allowed Imanol climb positions in the ranking of permanence in the same bench. Clubs like Valencia, Athletic or Espanyol will have their first coach, but at Real there is already one and it is indisputable.
The most curious thing about this permanence or longevity ranking is that of the top eight classified, four are from Gipuzkoa –Imanol, Lopetegui, Emery e Iraola– and another, a former realist: Jagoba Arrasate.