The summer of reunions

The start of the preseason was against Toulouse de Philippe Montanier. La Real continued with the second rehearsal, in Germany, with Bernd Krauss present in the stands of Borussia Park. The third friendly is on Wednesday in Zubieta and the coach who sits on the other bench will be Jagoba Arrasatewhich will measure Real in front of Osasuna.

Montanier, Krauss y Jagoba They are part of the border that distinguishes the Real’s coaches. They have become direct ‘spies’ for the new version of the team, the first three to test the ideas of Imanol. It is difficult to find another such intimate preseason, of such closeness: the three coincided in the club with the Oriotarra.

Krauss He was the last coach of Imanol in the Royal. Sheriff He left for Villarreal in 1998 with the German on the bench. The Oriotarra was the one who succeeded Jagoba in the Junior Honor Division, because Montanier he recruited the one from Berriatua as an assistant in the coaching staff of the first team. It is definitely the summer of reunions.

Imanol (5º), Krauss (11º), Montanier (14th) and catch up (20th) are part of the cast that brings together the 20 coaches with the most appearances in the club’s history. The four managed to put the Real in Europe in their different periods, an achievement that only six other coaches have achieved in 113 years. Therefore, they deserve a place in the golden pages of the institution.

And Imanol Sheriff (178) directs Real in 71 more official matches, will equal the 249 that they add between Krauss (99), Montanier (82) y Jagoba (68).