The Pride of Vallekas

You can follow @SomosBurgosCF on Twitter. A bit about yourself and your background I was born in Burgos, but I'm not living there now - I'm studying at secondary school now. How long have you been a fan of Burgos and what made you support them in the first place? I've been fan of Burgos since I was 11 years old. I support the club because it's the team of my city and because I like to watch to football matches inside the stadium, not in front of the TV. Describe your first experience of watching Burgos play? It was a match in Segunda B, years ago, Immediately I fell in love with the stadium and the matches atmosphere. To an outsider - how would you describe Burgos' playing style, what it means to be a fan of the club, and what it means to be a player of the club? Our playing style is what I like to call "de garra" (of talons) - where we fight for every ball. Being a fan of Burgos means going to see your team at El Plantío every Sunday, w...

Adam Selby owns @GironaUK , a Twitter page dedicated to, you guessed it, Girona. Do follow the page, and while you're at it, Adam himself - @ASelbyInfo . A bit about yourself and your background As a page, @GironaUK are a fairly new, incredibly fresh and extremely enthusiastic page that was established shortly after the end of the 2016/17 season. Whilst our priority is to of course document Girona’s rise and performance in La Liga this season, for us a greater priority is to help provide exposure to an ever growing English speaking audience with an interest in Spanish football. As one of the most interesting stories given Girona’s rise to prominence in recent months, we recognized the potential of helping give Girona a much greater digital footprint in the English language and as currently the only English language account for Girona across the internet (at least to our understanding) at this time of writing, we are incredibly proud to represent the club from a supporter’s ...

Ángel Galdón Rodrígu is part of Clockwork Cheese, an Albacete Balompié UK Supporters Club. You can follow them, and talk to fans, on Facebook - fb.com/clockworkcheeseuk - and on Twitter - @clockworkcheese . A bit about yourself and your background I have a complicated background really. I grew up in Seville. My dad’s from a village in the Albacete region, and my mum is from Seville. They met in Madrid, where I was born. Nowadays, after living in the UK in my twenties, I am a lecturer at University in Albacete. My wife is from near Manchester and she has a popular English academy in Albacete with some other partners. How long have you been a fan of Albacete and what made you support them in the first place? Since I’ve been living here and there for so long, I am only a member since 2003. The reason to support them was simple - it came at a time when Barcelona and Madrid were basically the only football on the media agenda. Remember the time of the Galácticos ? Why would ...

Ivan Quirós is a member of the Penya Jandrista GFC, currently the official penya of Girona FC with the most members (250). You can follow Ivan on Twitter here: @QuirosRuiz , and you can check out the penya on www.penyajandrista.com and on Twitter here: @Losjandristas . A bit about yourself and your background Hello, I'm Ivan Quirós, former president and co-founder of Penya Jandrista GFC. I sit in the Gol Sud , in the area below the electronic scoreboard of the stadium, with my friends. How long have you been a fan of Girona and what made you support them in the first place? I've been a Girona FC fan since I was very young (6-7 years). In the late 80's-early 90's, I was with my father to see them, when the team was in the Segunda B. I didn't return to the stadium until the 2006-07 season, coinciding with the team's promotion to the Segunda. I'm a Girona FC fan because it's the team of my city. Describe your first experience of watching Giro...

Ivan Cruz is a Fuenlabrada fan, and is @CampoAtras on Twitter - give him a follow! A bit about yourself and your background I consider myself a familiar person and lover of football (I play in the Liga municipal de fútbol 7 for Alcalá de Henares), and also of basketball. My favorite teams in these 2 sports are C.F Fuenlabrada and Montakit Fuenlabrada. How long have you been a fan of Fuenlabrada and what made you support them in the first place? I have been a fan of C.F Fuenlabrada for 20 years. Why? When I was 15, on the radio, they gave tickets to those under 18 years old to see C.F Fuenlabrada. Coupled with my unhealthy fondness for football, it led me to have great feelings and a great liking for this team. Describe your first experience of watching Fuenlabrada play? As I said before, my fan-hood began with those free tickets that they gave us under-18s on the local radio, and one day my friends and I, we decided to watch the team of our municipality for the first...

Huge thanks to Juan Rodríguez for his time! You can follow him on Twitter:  @Andy_rodri83 A bit about yourself and your background I am a cheerful, athletic, sociable, sporty guy and I like football a lot - I'm a fan of soccer! How long have you been a fan of Extremadura and what made you support them in the first place? I have been a fan since I was a kid, when Extremadura was a first division team from Spain until today in the Segunda B division. For more than 20 years I have been following the team in my city and so I support them day by day. Describe your first experience of watching Extremadura play? My experience began from when I was very small, seeing teams in the Estadio Francisco de la Hera like the Barcelona of Bobby Robson, Betis, Real Madrid. Seeing players - the superstars of world soccer - like Ronaldo Nazário, Ivan de la Peña and many stars of first division teams was an unforgettable experience. To an outsider - how would you describe Extremadura...

Thomas is the founder of bilbaogroundguide.wordpress.com - a blog dedicated to the stadiums in the Bilbao (and surrounding) regions. You can follow Thomas himself on Twitter: @nousrembobinons A bit about yourself and your background I'm Thomas Sargent, I'm 31 and I'm originally from Ingoldmells in Lincolnshire. I am a Grimsby Town supporter but I have had the good fortune to live abroad in France, Ireland and the Basque Country where I have been able to follow some other sides. How long have you been a fan of Santutxu and what made you support them in the first place? I first went to a Santutxu game in the 2015/16 season when I first moved to Bilbao. Santutxu is the area of Bilbao I found a place to live and so I decided to support them as they were in the Spanish league's fourth tier. Describe your first experience of watching Santutxu play? I thought, during that first game, "oh dear, I've chosen the only long ball team in the S...

Jordi Agusti, 34, is the Chief Operations Officer of a shop displays company. You can follow him on Twitter: @Totocompos He also recommends the Twitter account of Penya Jandrista - @losjandristas - as a great place to follow the club's day to day workings. How long have you been a fan of Girona and what made you support them in the first place? I've been a Girona fan since I was about 10 years ago, I started to support Girona because it is the team of our province and at that moment the team was playing in the Segunda B with the possibility to go to the 2nd division. Also in that moment it was one of my friends playing in the team (Albert Dorca, now playing at Alcorcón) Describe your first experience of watching Girona play? I don't remember the first experience but I remember the first season Girona played in the 2nd division because they played against some first division teams I used to watch on TV (Zaragoza, Rayo, Tenerife, Real Sociedad, Celta) and at that ...

You can follow Paul on Twitter here . A bit about yourself and your background My name is Paul Schrijver (27 years old). I live and work in Zwolle (The Netherlands) for PEC Zwolle, a club that plays in a division called the 'Eredivisie', which is the highest division in our country. My work involved doing the communication for the club. In 2012 we went from the First division to the Eredivisie. And then two years later we won our first prize: the Dutch Cup final against Ajax. We beat them 5-1! That year we also won the Dutch Super Cup. Again vs Ajax,this time with 1-0. Because we won the cup we played our first ever matches in Europe: at home we drew 1-1 against Sparta Praha but away we lost (3-1). Nevertheless, it was a great experience for us... How long have you been a fan of Málaga and what made you support them in the first place? This goes way back. When I was younger I played FM98 (Football Masters) and FIFA - I always choose Málaga as the team to play with. Bu...

Yes, Reus Deportiu.  You can follow Andrew on Twitter here , on Instagram here and on YouTube here . A bit about yourself and your background My name is Andreu, I'm 17 years old and I live in a village near Reus. All of my family lives in Reus. I love practicing sports, especially football, and I also like literature and music. I've actually played the piano since I was 8 years old. When I was 7 years old I started playing football at the local team, one year later I discovered a football team called F.C. Barcelona. I started following them, basically because all my family were Barcelona supporters. But also because I realized being a Barça fan was something special... How long have you been a fan of Reus and what made you support them in the first place? ....However, when I was 10, my grandmother and her sister showed me a football team called C.F. Reus Deportiu. They brought me to the pitch a couple of times, so I realized that C.F. Reus Deportiu was a very special...

You can follow James on Twitter here . If only because, as he says, "I'm now living in Sydney and I can guarantee that I am probably the only Almería fan that is living here!" How long have you been a fan of Almería and what made you support them in the first place? I started supporting Almería roughly five years ago as I have visited the area every year for over ten years as my family have a holiday home in the area and I decided to get behind the local club. I've always had an interest in Spanish football but I never really felt any real attachment to a club until I started learning about the club. My main team is Arsenal but wanted to follow a team in Spain that I had an association with and could take a keen interest in and that team was Almería. Describe your first experience of watching Almería play? Whilst Almería were enjoying their first season in La Liga I was able to watch them from the UK as they were often on TV when they played the big teams. It...

You can follow El Periscopio (aka Fernando Díez) on Twitter here . A bit about yourself and your background I'm a Spanish lawyer, 36 years old, married and in love with sports in general! How long have you been a fan of Cultural Leonesa and what made you support them in the first place? Since the 1994-95 season, in the Third Spanish division. I went to the stadium with some classmates, and from the first moment I saw them I felt that this was my team. Describe your first experience of watching Cultural Leonesa play? My first experience was the feeling that this team represented me, me and my people, my city, my culture… everything. To an outsider - how would you describe Cultural Leonesa's playing style, what it means to be a fan of the club, and what it means to be a player of the club? Rubén de la Barrera is a very young coach, and his style is very attractive. The team moves the ball very fast, and the attack players move his position very often. This style...

You can follow Margus on Twitter here . A bit about yourself and your background? I'm a 27 years old Norwegian from outside Oslo. I grew up there and started to follow Spanish football back when I was 13 years old. I've worked as a freelance journalist since 2008, and now I live in Spain - right outside Málaga. How long have you been a fan of Zaragoza and what made you support them in the first place? Since 2004. I saw the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid, where they won against the odds. Describe your first experience of watching Zaragoza play? My first visit at the stadium wasn't until 2011 against Real Sociedad. Hélder Postiga scored his famous chilena in that game! To an outsider - how would you describe Zaragoza's playing style, what it means to be a fan of the club, and what it means to be a player of the club? Their style is intense. A lot of pressure when in defense and at times too fast forward. The style requires a quick striker who can r...

You can follow Adrián Fernández on Twitter here . How long have you been a fan of Córdoba and what made you support them in the first place? I've been a fan of Cordoba since I started to get interested in football, when I was a kid. The reason I follow the team is because it is from my city, and since I started to follow them, I felt very represented. Describe your first experience of watching Córdoba play? I do not remember the first time very well, because I was small, but I remember the relegation to the Segunda B (third division) in 2005. It hurt a lot, and it was at that moment when I felt that I loved Córdoba CF. To an outsider - how would you describe Córdoba's playing style, what it means to be a fan of the club, and what it means to be a player of the club? Córdoba has a very changing style of play. It depends on each rival. To be a player of Córdoba means not to surrender and fight until the end (we ascended to La Liga in the 93rd minute), and to be fan, ...