Luis de la Fuente picked it up OKDIARIO Nonconformist Prize 2024 during the gala organized this Tuesday at El Beatriz in Madrid. The national coach received the award from José Manuel Calcerrada, vice-president of Paiporta CF, also awarded. After leading Spain to its fourth European Championship last summer, the coach was rewarded by this newspaper in recognition of his work at the head of the national team, but also for the values he embodies , which was mentioned in his speech by Edward Inda.
The national coach showed himself “overwhelmed” for this award and for the words spoken by the director of OKDIARIO. As highlighted India, the price seeks “recognize the best in their professional aspect”, “those who always want more, those who don’t give up, those who fight to the end, the perfectionists”. For these reasons, for the “effort” and “improvement” that De la Fuente represents, he was recognized by this medium.
“Luis de la Fuente gave us this summer the greatest example of non-conformism in the Spain of the Koldos, the Ábalos, the Begoñas, the Davides, in the Spain of the Sánchez, in the Spain of mangancia“, underlined Eduardo Inda, who also stressed that the coach “is a humble guy”, “honest” and that “he does his job with dignity”.
The coach received the award from the vice-president of the Paiporta CF, José Manuel Calcerrada. During the gala, the club from the Valencian municipality devastated by DANA was honored and rewarded with a solidarity award. The club director gave From the source the statuette of Christopher Columbus with which OKDIARIO recognizes the The maverick of 2024 and also gave him a club scarf.
“The real protagonists are you. We must not forget it. We need to show all our support.”the coach said to Calcerrada. He further added that what happened in Valencia “is the tragedy of all Spaniards.” He also had words of gratitude for OKDIARIO: “Thank you for this detail, this recognition. A reward for a fantastic work group. Thank you for this opportunity. You’ve said a lot of things about me, but I’m not shy. These things overwhelm me“.
Luis de la Fuente, Nonconformist 2024
OKDIARIO organized a gala during which it awarded Luis de la Fuente as Nonconformist of the Year, for his work leading the Selection. After winning the Nations League in the summer of 2023, the coach guided Spain to fourth place. Eurocup, win a continental tournament in Germany for which they were not, in principle, in the list of big favorites.
However, From the source He managed to get the most out of a very talented group made up of very young figures. The experience of Carvajal, Morata either Joselu merged perfectly with the incredible quality of Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal either Fabian.
Presented by Sandra Diaz, The OKDIARIO gala brought together not only Luis de la Fuente. Next to him was Jose Manuel Calcerrada, vice president of Paiporta CF, since this media wanted to pay tribute to the club, in addition to setting up a current account for the reconstruction of the club’s facilities. Of course, the gala brought together Edward Inda And Pilar R. Losantos, director and president of OKDIARIO.
