Arsenio Iglesias, the coach of the best Hercules team in history, passed away at the age of 92, leaving an indelible mark on the history of the blue-whites. He also managed Elche in the 79-80 season. Galicia coach put the blue and white team into a difficult situation. decade of the 70sTo succeed Promotion to Primera and solidifying the club among the national elite. He signed the golden age of existence. In the 1974-75 season, with José Rico Pérez on the bench and in the presidency, the Alicante team scored the best classification in its history in the First Division: fifth place. He led Hercules four full seasons, three in best flight and one in the Second Division, where he was promoted. Arsenio is a legend and one of the best coaches in Hercules history.
Nicknamed for his hometown and cunning in La Coruña, Arteixo’s ‘fox’ had suffered from worsening health problems for several years. Born on December 24, 1930, Arsenio was promoted to Deportivo from the Second Division and awarded the King’s Cup in 1995, and worked for many teams as a player and coach, as well as for the Real Madrid bench.
as a football player He played for Deportivo in the First Division between 1952-1957, passed Sevilla in the 1957/58 season, played in Granada between 1958-1964 and defended the Oviedo shirt between 1963-1965.
He played a total of 238 games in the best flight and 63 more games between the Second Division and promotion.
In his career on the bench, from 1970 to 1973 he was promoted to the First Division and relegated to the Second Division, making his way through Deportivo in the first stage, then in 1974 to Hércules, a team he managed for three more seasons. It continued to lead in the top category and also in the top category until 1977. Zaragoza, Burgos, Elche, Almeria and Real MadridWith the other stages in the A Coruña team.
He managed Deportivo in the Second Division from 1982 to 1985, and again from 1988 to 1991, when he was promoted to the First Division, and months later returned to the bench to become the team’s coach. super sports.
In 1994, he was on the doorstep of the League title, eluding him with the famous ‘Djukic penalty’, but in 1995 he won the Copa del Rey, a first in the club’s history despite having been awarded recently. 1912 Spanish Cup.
Arsenio ended his professional football career at Real Madrid in the 1995/96 season, when he replaced the Argentine’s Jorge Valdano in the middle of that season and later also managed the Galician team.
In his last years of declining health, he rose to prominence as Arteixo’s favorite son and also La Coruña’s adopted son. He was named ambassador of Hercules on his centennial last year.
Source: Informacion
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