Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo
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Gijón Asturias, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 43°29′53″N 05°40′50″W / 43.49806°N 5.68056°WCoordinates: 43°29′53″N 05°40′50″W / 43.49806°N 5.68056°W |
| Owner | Sporting de Gijón |
| Type | Sports facility |
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| Opened | 28 March 1978 |
| Construction cost | 50 million pesetas |
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The Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo is the training ground and academy base of the Spanish football club Sporting de Gijón. It was officially opened in 1978. The designer was architect Miguel Díaz Negrete.
Covering an area of 112,000 m², it is used since 1978 for youth and senior teams trainings.[1]
Facilities
- Campo Pepe Ortiz with a capacity of 3,000 seats, is the home stadium of Sporting de Gijón B, the under-19 team and the women's team.
- 5 grass pitches.
- 2 sand pitches.
- 1 artificial pitch pitch.
- Service centre with gymnasium.
History
In January 1974, Sporting de Gijón club board led by Ángel Viejo Feliu appointed Yugoslavian Branko Zebec as head coach, but he leaves the city after few days due to the precarious resources. After this circumstance, the club starts a plan for purchasing terrains where to build the appropriate installations for a La Liga team. The income from the transfer of Ignacio Churruca to Athletic Bilbao, 50 million pesetas, were destinated entirely for this purpose. Finally, the Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo was inaugurated on 28 March 1978.
On 1 August 2001, due to the deep financial crisis of Sporting Gijón, president Juan Arango sells the terrains to the Gijón City Hall by €12 million. After this transfer, Sporting Gijón signed an agreement for using the installations on loan.
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