“We would give a lot to live it again.” That was what the spectacular banner displayed in the caliente Hala Legionówthe charming pavilion that becomes one of the great hotbeds of continental handball. There he plays lndustria Kielce, one of the best teams in the world. And there they paid tribute to a legend, Julen Aguinagalde (Irun, 1982). One of the best pivots of all time, a reference for Hispanics in a thousand battles and a hero for that field where 4,000 fans gather almost religiously.
Aginuagalde, in the tribute.
Aguinagalde He is a hero in Kielce since what happened in May 2016. It was the final, now a regular, in the Champions League at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. And the Basque had the responsibility of throwing the last seven meters in the decisive round against the Veszprém. Julen did not tremble against the giant Mirko Alilovic and beat him from the left side. He led Kielce to their biggest title. And his only one in the Champions League.
It’s amazing to come back. I feel at home. It’s a dream come true again
“It’s amazing to be back. I feel at home. It’s a dream come true again. I played for seven years and I am from Bidasoa, where I started and where I finished my career, but Kielce is very important to me“The player stressed. That seven-meter shootout went down in history and Kielce reigned after overcoming a seven-goal difference.
He made yellow, white and blue eternal. He raised the proposal of a Polish club – which is almost a religion – to the greatest heights, and Aguinagaldewho was already a giant, took another step in a formidable career. Since he was key in the last years of Ciudad Real Handball, where they won the League, Copa del Rey, Copa Asobal and escaped the Champions League against Barça. In the short project of Atlético, which became two-time champion of the Copa del Rey. And with the national team, where he was world champion and best pivot of that World Cup in which Spain completed its great work after destroying Denmark in the legendary final of the Palau Sant Jordi.
A hero. And something else for Poland. Besides He also leaves a legacy as he visited the team with Joshua Omojola, a goalkeeper from his Bidasoa reserve team that Kielce himself has agreed to try in the next preseason.
