Arsenio Iglesias dies, the father of the 'Superdepor’

Arsenio Iglesias dies, the father of the 'Superdepor’
Arsenio Iglesias, the man who made Depor great, he passed away 5 May 2023. PHOTO: Brand

Arsenio Iglesias has died in A Coruña at 92 years. Although he trained 8 teams and played as a professional soccer player in 5, his image and figure will always be linked by football fans to Deportivo de la Coruña. Not for nothing, since he was the father of the mythical ‘Superdepor‘ that shocked the world in the early 90 and that began more than a golden decade in the Coruña club that became one of the classics in Europe.

Arsenio Iglesias, one of the best coaches in the history of Spain

The 'Wizard’ as he was nicknamed for his ability to perform miracles as with Depor, He was a professional soccer player 1951 Y 1966. He played in his Depor and also in Granada, Sevilla, Oviedo and Albacete. As a coach he had a long career between 1967 Y 1996.

An adventure through the benches that took him through the Hercules of Alicante, the Real Zaragoza, Almeria, Burgos, Elche, Compostela and a whole Real Madrid, in what was his last professional club in 1996. But as we have already said, her figure grows big in the Deportivo de la Coruña when he turned the modest box from A Coruña into one of the roosters of Spain together with Lendoiro, Bebeto and Mauro Silva.

Arsenio Iglesias is one of the best coaches in the history of Spain and after his death, his legacy will live on in the history of Spanish football. DEP Wizard of Arteixo.

 

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