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BIRTH OF A CLUB :RACING CLUB PORTUENSE 

March 2nd 2013 was when it all began for Pedro Espinar.Born and raised in Portuense and football mad he longed for his town to have its own club.Espinar a multimillionaire set out to do just that.State of the art training facilities and youth complex were built as was the Nuevo Pepico Amat a purpose built 14500 capacity stadium.image.thumb.png.762ab5f1f9e17da532d20ee7f4f40066.png

His next step was to hire a coach who could not only lead the side in to La Liga but to also work with the Portuense young players and build a side that would be remembered for all of time.This is where Eoin Casey comes into the picture,Casey an ex Real Madrid,PSG and Manchester United midfielder was also looking for the right project.Years spent coaching underage teams for clubs like Real Madrid and lower league teams Almeria had confirmed his belief that he was ready to manage a team for himself.image.thumb.png.a9cc606582bb5b91aab58613892332b8.png

Espinar approached Casey with his vision ,he jumped at the chance.RC Portuense were granted a place in Spain's second division B taking the place of Eldense who folded due to bankruptcy .They took the league by storm,winning it with 78 points.Casey's reliance on youth and some shrewd buys paid off.image.thumb.png.01149cca306f3bf7cf1269e46d34a902.png

They followed that up in only there second season in existence with another league title and promotion to La Liga.Casey admits the team exceeded his wildest expectations "To go up consecutively was an amazing achievement from everyone involved with the club". Espinar himself also admits that he expected the project to take much longer.image.thumb.png.73e17123a340a9a7335f14446e4d776d.png

There debut season in La Liga amazed everyone in Spanish football a 4th place finish and champions legue qualification.Within 3 seasons a new force had been built in Spain to challenge the control of Barcelona,Real and Athletico.

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Ante Kovac has been one of the stars of Portuense's rise.Kovac moved to Portuense aged 13 from Croatia,he was already on his way to becoming the player he is but under the guidance of Casey he has quickly become one of the hottest properties in world football .A supremly technical player with a wide range of passing.image.thumb.png.a5563a09615e4f0901dd08bb09105a1d.png

Kovac left Portuense and joined Real Oviedo enticed by a big money move,.Once Portuense could afford him he returned to continue where he left off,earning rave reviews with some of his performances this season as Portuense seek to improve on last season and cement themselves among the top clubs in Spain.image.thumb.png.db5574b8f7e1b1a08d71f93d59cbb7e5.png

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