Villafranca hosted on the evening of Friday, June 28, a Sports Gala of luxury, in which seven awards were given to athletes or entities that are a reference for the town.
Specifically, the award was given to swimmer Ariadna Malo Moreno; al Judoka Joel Roncal Pablo; al Alesves-Egüés Basketball Club; al president of CD Alesves, Serafin Garcia Segura; already the footballers Roberto López Alcaide (CD Tenerife), Javier Martón Ansó (Bilbao Athletic Club), e Iker Muñoz Cameros (AC Osasuna).
During the gala, the importance of values such as work, humility and perseverance were highlighted; as well as the sacrifices that athletes make to achieve the highest goals.
The enormous role played by the many people who voluntarily dedicate time and effort in local grassroots sports, to move clubs and entities forward, was also appreciated.
Organized by the Villafranca Town Hallthis event does not intend to have a specific periodicity, and “only wants to be a forum of recognition for our athletes and clubs, which have become references for the new generations and which bear the name of Villafranca outside our town, even internationally,” says the mayor, Mª Carmen Segura Moreno.
The mayor took advantage of the presence of Jorge AguirreDirector of Sports of the Government of Navarra, to thank the support for the remodeling project of the El Palomar soccer field, and asked “that this support continue and increase to continue with the second phase of an ambitious and necessary project for the practice of soccer. in our town.”
For his part, the Councilor for Sports and Youth, Christian Burguihighlights that “we have worked hard and intensively to be able to make their schedules coincide, and to manage to have Spanish champions in different modalities, and top-level footballers, all of them linked to our town, which is a great pride.”
Burgui, together with Mayor Segura, also highlighted the support provided by the City Council in the form of investments and a permanent increase in the range of courses and sports activities. In this regard, they highlighted the work done in the gym, the acquisition of new machines, and the paddle tennis courts.
During the gala, the importance of financial support from private initiatives was highlighted, more specifically from companies such as the IAN Food Groupa brand always committed to local sports clubs and initiatives.
The Sports Gala was attended by the Director of Sports and Physical Activity of the Government of Navarra, Jorge Aguirre; representatives of the football, swimming and judo federations of Navarra; from football clubs such as Milagrés and Osasuna, or Bertxarri de Judo de Tafalla, and from town councils such as Valtierra.
Acknowledgements
Ariadna Malo Moreno
She started swimming at a very young age in the classes of swimming of Villafranca and that was the beginning of his career. Since then he has gone through several clubs. He recently joined the CD Amayawhere it has already been for 4 seasons with a progress that says it could never have been imagined.
Has managed to be Spanish junior champion and has participated in international competitions where he obtained fourth place in the 5 km Open Water. All the work is paying off and recently he was awarded a 4-year scholarship to train in Malaga. It is an important decision for his personal and sporting life.
In the last Spanish Junior Championship she won three golds and one silver, beating three Navarrese records and four best Navarrese records for 16-year-olds. But her dream is to go to the Olympic Games and she is not going to give up trying… She is sure to achieve that goal and others with which she will continue to surprise us.
Joel Roncal Pablo
He is a very young athlete, but with a long career full of successes and goals achieved. On a technical level, he is 3er Dan de judo, 3er DAN de Jiu-Jitsu, 2nd DAN self-defenseKarate black belt, Level 2 sports technician (specializing in judo and self-defense), and regional instructor.
But his resume does not end here. At the competition level, judoit has been several times Navarrese champion and medalist in school and lower categories, he has participated in a Spanish championship at school age, in addition to junior navarro medalist; y Medalist in national open cadets and children.
In Jiu-Jitsu, Gold, silver and bronze medals in the Spanish cadet and junior cups; Bronze medal in the Spanish absolute championship, Absolute Spanish Champion and the first Navarrese to be called up and compete at an international level, with participation in the absolute European championship.
Alesves-Egüés Basketball Club
It is an initiative that aims to promote positive values and motivation among young people in Villafranca through the practice of basketball. It arises from the passion for basketball among the youth of Villafrancaand integrates 40 players into three teams, which are formed at the municipal basketball school of Villafranca.
The school has the collaboration of the Navarra Basketball Federation. Among his achievements are the organization of campuses, technical training programs for coaches or the organization of federation tournaments and integration activities.
Serafín García Segura
He has been at the head of a century-old club such as the Alesveswhich has given great moments to the Villafranque fans and great players to regional and national football in many of its categories.
His football career, that of his family and that of the club he directs is enviable, making all fans enjoy the game and excellent results throughout its history.
He has always known how to surround himself with an experienced coaching staff, involve the management and the players, to whom he has offered quality and warmth, in exchange for their commitment. To speak of Seraphim is to speak of Alesvesand if we talk about the albinegro club, we do it Serafin Garcia Segura.
Roberto Lopez Alcaide
His family, although settled in Zaragoza, has roots in Villafranca. He started in soccer as a junior in the El Rabal neighborhood of Zaragoza, where he was recruited by the Friendship Sports Uniona club with tradition, from where he went to the Real society from San Sebastian in 2015.
His progression and continuous improvement led to him making his debut in the first division on January 14, 2019, more than three decades since the last player from Villafrança did so, and he did so with victory against the Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona. A year later, in 2020, he played with the Spanish under-21 team and played qualifying matches.
This season he has played on loan at the Tenerife and returns to the top flight next season. He is a midfielder with a golden left foot and great vision of the game, but above all, a simple, approachable, humble and hard-working man.
Javier Martón Ansó
He started out as a footballer in the youth ranks of the Alesves Sports Club and of the Scythe. He passed to Osasuna Athletic Club in the children’s and cadet categories and signed for the Peña Sport de Tafallaa team in which he debuted as a youth in the Third Division, in 2016.
A year later he went to Real society to play in their youth team in the honor division. In the 2019-20 season he played in the Real Sociedad C; in 2020 in the Covadonga Sports Club from Second B; being the team’s top scorer.
In 2021 he debuted with the Real Sociedad B, a formation with which in his second season he was the top scorer in the Primera RFEF. On July 5, 2023, his signing for the Athletic Clubwith whom he signed for three seasons, although he left on loan for one season to CD Mirandes Second Division, where he demonstrated his great goal-scoring instinct.
He suffered a serious injury, and his return, at the decisive moment of the season, was key to the team’s permanence. MirandesAs a player, he is characterized by being a man of the area, a born scorer who continues to grow and score goals in his personal account, and as a person for his positive and cheerful character.
Iker Muñoz Cameros
The Villafranca pivot, minute by minute, is giving Giant steps in the First Division. He was born in Villafranca on September 5, 2002.. He played in several Navarrese teams in lower categories such as the Milagrés, Scythe, Tudela, the best until Osasuna signed him to play in the national youth league.
From there it went to Osasuna Promises. He signed with the first team in the 22-23 season and has a contract until 2027. He debuted on February 12 of last year against Real Valladolid. Since then he has accumulated many minutes, and many games, with three milestones: his first start at the Camp Nou; his call-up for the Copa del Rey final in Seville, and his call-up for the Spanish under-21 team.
He is a defensive pivot of the kind that Pamplona likes; fine with the ball but aggressive when cutting, precise in passing and, above all, a player who does not give up on a ball. He continues to grow and time will tell what his ceiling is.
2024-07-01 14:07:44
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