👏🏼Ernesto Valverde cements his legend at Athletic

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·2 May 2026

👏🏼Ernesto Valverde cements his legend at Athletic

With today’s match against Alavés, he will reach 500 games in charge of the San Mamés side.

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In nine full seasons, he has managed to qualify Athletic for Europe in seven of them, as well as winning the Super Cup in 2015 and the Copa del Rey in 2024.

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There is no doubt that Ernesto Valverde’s résumé with Athletic is an enviable one, and today against Alavés he will write a new page in it.

🏅 Ernesto Valverde agranda su leyenda en el Athletic. 5⃣0⃣0⃣ partidos en el banquillo del primer equipo. 🏆 Copa 2024 🏆 Supercopa 2015 🇪🇺 Siete clasificaciones europeas en nueve temporadas completadas 👏 Zorionak, Ernesto! A ganar esta tarde. #AlavésAthletic #AthleticClub
– Saturday, 2 May 2026

You do not reach 500 matches on the Athletic first-team bench every day, and without a doubt, this day will be very special for Valverde, who has already announced his departure at the end of the season.

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