Although he did not play and remained on the bench, he suffered muscle discomfort throughout the week. Elche CF and Amorebieta Xabi Etxeita. The Basque defender returns to the Martínez Valero stadium, where he spent three seasons with Elche.

He arrived in 2010 with José Bordalás on the bench. And in He was one of the biggest protagonists of Elche’s records in the 2012-2013 season.with Fran Escriba On the bench that achieved promotion to the First League. They formed an almost invincible pair on the defensive axis. Sergio Pelegrin. After his campaign with the Franjiverde team Bilbao Athletics Club He became a full international player with the Spanish team. He later served in the military Huesca, Getafe, Eibar and them 36 years, He is experiencing one of the last moments of his professional career while trying to transfer his experience to Amorebieta.

Etxeita always kept great memories of his time with the Elche team. Summer is very close to the city of Las PalmerasWith many employees of the Franjiverde organization, especially protocol and marketing director Jorge Pérezand some summers Martínez visited Valero.

This Sunday, when he arrived at the stadium with his team, he had the opportunity to see photos of that amazing season of promotion to the First League and remember his time at Elche:I’m there Damn, it didn’t rain or anything. From the promotion eleven seasons ago. It rained a lot but I have wonderful memories”, commented SD Amorebieta in a video published via his social networks.

Xabi Etxeita had the opportunity to greet old friends from his time at Franjiverde. In addition to being a great player who left his mark on the field, he has always stood out as a great person who is very close to everyone and full of kindness..


Basque defender Amorebieta on the bench MATÍAS SEGARRA

Although this market is part of Elche’s rivalry When his name was announced over the loudspeaker of the Martínez Valero stadium, he received a standing ovation from the stands. From the majority of fans already in the stadium.