Aragonese handball can pay tribute to Fernando Bolea

Aragonese handball desires to return to Fernando Bolea what he gave it. Casademont Zaragoza and Bada Huesca will face one another within the Siglo XXI pavilion on January 8 at 12:00 to pay tribute to the parable of this sport in our Group, which goes by way of a fragile state of affairs. Solidarity tickets will price 6 euros (3 for youngsters) and can let you see a crew from Asobal, equivalent to Bada, within the Aragonese capital. Reverse would be the thriving Casademont crew, which is preventing to return elite handball to Zaragoza.

Fernando Bolea, born in Zaragoza 57 years in the past, is a legend of this sport within the Group. He was an excellent left winger who emerged from the good Corazonistas academy that left his mark in Valladolid, in Irún, in Vigo, in Germany, within the Spanish crew on the Barcelona Olympic Video games… and in ZaragozaClear. He additionally shone on the bench, as he promoted the legendary CAI to the elite and coached the Italian Conversano, Guadalajara and Bidasoa Irún.

Now, regardless of his age (57 years), he suffers from a fragile and irreversible state of affairs, with Alzheimer’s that retains him admitted to a residence in Salamanca. For that reason, the Aragonese handball crew has determined to reply to his household’s misery name. With out public assist They want a hand to cope with the care of the ex-sportsmanso a bunch of mates from Bolea determined to prepare the match.

Juan Carlos Caamaño, president of the Aragonese Handball Federation, recalled within the presentation of the tribute match how in 1999 they introduced him from Germany to affix the problem of placing the Aragonese capital on the handball map. “He didn’t come for cash, he got here for Aragon and Zaragoza. We shaped a bunch and, partly due to him, we cast the crew that later grew to become”, he identified.

Pablo Hernández, president of Casademont Zaragoza, is Fernando’s pal, and at instances was his rival and his coach. With the permission of the Bolea household, he defined his state of affairs: “He has had Alzheimer’s for 4 or 5 years and the escalation has been galloping. He needs to be in a residence in Salamanca, and financially it’s a nice upheaval for his householdas a result of he wants plenty of care and needs to be in a specialised residence. A gaggle of mates received collectively and we determined that collectively we’d contribute our grain of sand”.

Néstor Oliva, supervisor of Bada Huesca, identified that Bolea has been “a benchmark”, and that when the membership provided the chance to assist, they didn’t hesitate to “put in a grain of sand” to assist.

Cristina García, Councilor for Sports activities of the Zaragoza Metropolis Council, assessed that the match will be capable of be performed “due to everybody’s collaboration”. “Fernando Bolea is a sports activities reference who’s going by way of a foul state of affairs, so he deserves it greater than anybody,” she stated. Mariano Soriano, Basic Director of Sports activities of the Authorities of Aragon, recalled that Bolea “He has taken Aragon wherever he has been” and appreciated that this difficult state of affairs can not less than serve “to point out solidarity and respect” for the determine of Bolea and to “unite” the world of handball.

Everybody current inspired followers of this sport, and people who will not be, to attempt to fill the Siglo XXI pavilion on the eighth. They are often bought on-line on the Casademont web site. Apart from, a Solidarity Line 0 has been opened within the checking account ES30 0049 6622 7125 1614 9936. Donations may also be made by way of Bizum 01759.