“The secret of UN Benidorm is not money, but work and dedication”

“We’re doing a lot in very limited circumstances,” recalled the leader, who has received three promotions since his arrival, consolidated the team in Asobal and finished second in the King’s Cup.

He explained, “There are no miracles, no luck. All you have to do is work, see, listen, choose the people who can accompany you on your journey and make them part of your illusion.”

The Benidorm president stated that what his club has achieved with limited resources is not worth enough, insisting that the only guarantee of success is “devotion and making decisions that, strange as it may seem, are the right decisions in the end”.

Abinzano valued the growth of his club and recalled that this happened in a hostile context “because of the economic crisis and after the pandemic”.

“We’re ambitious and I think the best is yet to come. We’re already fourth in the league and we just need to see teams that are ahead. But we want to go further, go higher and be stronger. We are born athletes and athletes. We are competitors,” he reasoned. President, whose club model is admired by several neighboring sports organizations.

When asked about his team’s next goals, Abinzano, the first handball club in the state and in the Community of Valencia, insisted on “go for the maximum”.

“If you want to go to the moon, point to Mars,” said the president, admitting he was aware that “every step will cost more” from now on. “It’s not all about winning games, we want to grow as a social audience and attract more sponsors and investors,” he said.

The Benidorm president lamented the plight of some of the state’s major clubs, particularly football, referring to Hercules, saying, “Because they have big fans, they’re very loyal, they have history and they have tremendous potential, so he doesn’t deserve what he deserves in the event.”

Professionalize sports leaders

“We are now elite with Elche in football, La Vila in rugby, Elche handball and us, but this province has the human and economic potential for much more,” Abinzano reasoned, reassuring that the sports world has to get used to it. professionalize their leaders.

“With two breaks a week, you can no longer manage a professional club. If you do the same thing all the time, you cannot expect results and management to change. You have to make bold decisions. Part of our success is Brave decisions in complex moments,” he argued.

Finally, the president is convinced that local, provincial and regional institutions will support the team in the face of the great challenge of playing in Europe next year.

“We have proven to be a solid project that deserves to be trusted. Not only because we finished fourth in Asobal, but also because of the functioning of the club, which has a youth academy and organizes campuses and events to promote handball and our country,” he concluded.