Athletic reshuffle medical team as Gontzal Díaz-Beitia takes charge of first team | OneFootball

Athletic have reshaped their medical department, appointing Gontzal Díaz-Beitia to take charge of first-team medical duties for Edin Terzic's squad. The club said in a statement that he becomes the new doctor for the first team.

The decision was taken by Josean Lekue, the club's head of medical services. The role had been handled by Lekue, and before that by Paco Angulo.

Díaz-Beitia has spent 23 years at Lezama and was most recently in charge of the youth categories.

He has also served as team doctor at various times with the women's first team and with Bilbao Athletic.

The Getxo-born doctor graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of the Basque Country in 1997, then completed the MIR in Sports Medicine at the University of Barcelona, based at the High Performance Centre in Sant Cugat.

Since 2007 he has taught Human Physiology and Sports Physiology at the EHU, alongside his long career at Lezama.

Source: El Correo