LaLiga Goalkeepers: KNOW the real reason why La Liga GKs are donning black colours this weekend, CHECK out

LaLiga Goalkeepers: This will be a special weekend in Spain and in LaLiga. Especially for the goalkeepers. A special figure in Spanish football will be celebrating their 80th birthday. Jose Angel Iribar was the goalkeeper for Athletic Club de Bilbao for 18 seasons and played a record 614 games for the club. Jose will be celebrating his 80th birthday and Athletic Club has invited clubs to pay tribute to him by wearing black. Follow LaLiga LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN

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José Ángel Iribar has contributed a lot to Spanish football. Athletic Bilbao has also invited clubs from the professional level to the grassroots level to pay tribute, by wearing black. The legendary goalkeeper began playing for Athletic Club in 1962. He was also playing when the dictator Franco was in power in Spain.

🧤 Shotstoppers in black as a tribute to #Iribar80!

Athletic Club invites goalkeepers in @LaLigaEN and all over the world to play in the legendary Jose Angel Iribar’s trademark colour this weekend.#AthleticClub 🦁

— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) March 1, 2023

Iribar played more than 600 games with Athletic Club, twice taking home the Spanish Cup and three times finishing in second place. He also led Spain to victories in the 1964 UEFA European Championship, which they would not repeat until 2008, and the Ricardo Zamora Trophy (awarded to the nation’s top goalkeeper) in the 1969–70 campaign.