Athletic Bilbao Quiz

Athletic Bilbao sample questions & answers

Tap “Show answer” to reveal the answer and the story behind it.

1. Which Argentine coach guided Athletic Bilbao to the 2012 Europa League and Copa del Rey finals?

   • Marcelo Bielsa
   • Mauricio Pochettino
   • Diego Simeone
   • Jorge Sampaoli
   Show answer

   Answer: Marcelo Bielsa

   Marcelo 'El Loco' Bielsa took charge of Athletic from 2011 to 2013.

2. Which coach led Athletic Bilbao's dominant, title-winning side of the early 1980s?

   • Luis Fernández
   • Ernesto Valverde
   • Javier Clemente
   • Marcelo Bielsa
   Show answer

   Answer: Javier Clemente

   Javier Clemente masterminded consecutive league titles and a cup double in the 1980s.

3. In the 2012 Europa League final Athletic Bilbao lost 3–0 to which fellow Spanish club?

   • Atlético Madrid
   • Sevilla
   • Real Madrid
   • Valencia
   Show answer

   Answer: Atlético Madrid

   Atlético Madrid won the Bucharest final 3–0 in May 2012.

4. Midfielder Ander Herrera left Athletic Bilbao in 2014 to join which English club?

   • Manchester City
   • Liverpool
   • Manchester United
   • Arsenal
   Show answer

   Answer: Manchester United

   Herrera signed for Manchester United in the summer of 2014.

5. Athletic Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams, born in Bilbao to Ghanaian parents, chose to represent which nation from 2022, playing at that year's World Cup?

   • Nigeria
   • Ghana
   • Equatorial Guinea
   • Spain
   Show answer

   Answer: Ghana

   Williams switched his international allegiance to Ghana and featured at the 2022 World Cup.

6. By the mid-1980s, how many La Liga titles had Athletic Bilbao won?

   • Eight
   • Five
   • Twelve
   • Three
   Show answer

   Answer: Eight

   Athletic had claimed eight top-flight championships by the mid-1980s.

7. Which one-club attacking midfielder was Athletic Bilbao's talisman and fan idol throughout the 1990s?

   • Julen Guerrero
   • Markel Susaeta
   • Ander Iturraspe
   • Iker Muniain
   Show answer

   Answer: Julen Guerrero

   Julen Guerrero, a homegrown playmaker, became a 1990s icon and a Spain international.

8. To reach the 2014–15 Champions League group stage, Athletic Bilbao won a qualifying play-off against which Italian club?

   • Fiorentina
   • Roma
   • Lazio
   • Napoli
   Show answer

   Answer: Napoli

   Athletic beat Napoli over two legs, sealing it at the new San Mamés, to make the group stage.

9. Athletic Bilbao qualified for the Champions League by finishing La Liga runners-up in which season under Luis Fernández?

   • 1997–98
   • 2020–21
   • 2009–10
   • 1983–84
   Show answer

   Answer: 1997–98

   A second-place finish in 1997–98 sent Athletic into the Champions League the following season.

10. Which goalkeeper, a title-winner with Athletic Bilbao in the 1980s, went on to play at four World Cups for Spain (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)?

    • Carmelo Cedrún
    • José Ángel Iribar
    • Andoni Zubizarreta
    • Unai Simón
    Show answer

    Answer: Andoni Zubizarreta

    Andoni Zubizarreta began his career in Athletic's goal before a long international career as Spain's number one.

11. Defender Andoni Goikoetxea earned the nickname 'The Butcher of Bilbao' after a 1983 challenge that broke whose ankle?

    • Zico
    • Diego Maradona
    • Michel Platini
    • Johan Cruyff
    Show answer

    Answer: Diego Maradona

    His brutal tackle on Diego Maradona at Camp Nou in 1983 gave rise to the grim nickname.

12. The Pichichi Trophy for La Liga's overall top scorer is named after which early Athletic forward, who scored the first competitive goal at the original San Mamés stadium?

    • Agustín 'Bata' Sauto
    • Chirri II
    • Guillermo Gorostiza
    • Rafael 'Pichichi' Moreno
    Show answer

    Answer: Rafael 'Pichichi' Moreno

    Rafael Moreno, nicknamed 'Pichichi', scored the inaugural goal at Athletic's San Mamés ground.

Athletic Bilbao quiz — FAQ