The reunion between Iñaki
Alkiza Y Joaquin
Aperribay it was a magical moment. Until not so long ago they had dinner on Thursdays but they hadn't seen each other for a long time. “I appreciate you very much,” came from the heart of Aperribay seeing him, from that feeling of loyalty to the one who was its president between 1983 and 1991.
The chemistry between two people who worked side by side to carry out the Real in a few years in which resources were scarce is obvious. “Iñaki he was very brave, assuming the presidency at that time was very difficult, “he recalls. Aperribay. “We did not know each other, I was lucky enough to work with him and that was very hard. We entered a very complicated situation, we had just won two leagues and Orbegozo said that the Real had a death penalty, which was Atotxa”, Explains the businessman. “Alkiza he was a great president, like Orbegozo. ¿Jokin? I'm not the best one to say it, ”says his father, although Alkiza yes it gets wet. “He is doing very well. If he is very good, time will tell, whatever he leaves.”
Under the mandate of Alkiza, which ended in October 1992, the club was converted to a public limited company and Anoeta was built. “We were crazy looking for land,” he recalls. Alkiza before Aperribay It clarifies that “we got to have a purchase option for 50 million for some land in Errotaburu”. In the end they went to Amara. “We request a loan of 300 million for Anoeta and we guarantee it with our money ”, says a Aperribay who recalls with relief “two things that helped us. The credits they gave us and what Bankoa he sponsored us for 80 million a year. It was outrageous. ”
The transfer of Bakero and Txiki
Although almost 30 years have passed, Alkiza You can tell that they were suffered in the management. “You got to have almost 500 million pesetas of budget”, contributes Jokin
Aperribay, but what cost was to cover them. “We always had them here,” he replies. Alkiza putting his hand to his throat as a sign that the uncertainty was constant. A common route was to transfer players. “After the final of 88 we went to negotiate with Barcelona for Txiki Y Bakero s home Joan
Gaspart. Was also Casaus. Cruyff wanted to Txiki and he didn't care Bakero or Loren“, remember Aperribay. “I went with Iñaki Otegi. We asked them for a number and they put their hands to their heads, got up and left. ‘What do we do?’ He told me Otegi. “Wait, I replied.” They came back and gave us what we asked for ”. A year before Bakero could go to Athletic and he did not play the first day of the League because they were negotiating. Aurtenetxe, the rojiblanco president, offered them 100 million pesetas and they said no. “We needed the money but we knew that Bakero it was worth more ”.
Nevertheless Alkiza he only has words of thanks. “The presidents of the Real have to give thanks for having been,” says Herrera, who also denies that any time spent was better. “There has not been a happier time in La Real than now, in Anoeta, before the pandemic, not in Atotxa. The atmosphere was spectacular ”.
Iñaki
Alkiza He was a Real player between 1955 and 1961, president from 1983 to 1992 and manager before with Orbegozo. Joaquin
Aperribay was vice president from 1983 to 1991 and Jokin He has been president for 13 years. “La Real, since the 50s or 60s, in all its times has been building,” says the current president. The books will write part of the history of the club with their names because, above all, they are some of the few men who have taken it to the top. To be champion.