36-year-old Spaniard Javier Bathketh took over as Panathinaikos’ second team

The management of Panathinaikos presented the 36-year-old Spaniard Javier Bathketh with the anointing for the post of coach of the B’ team, with which the “Greens” announced the appointment on Tuesday afternoon (18.01.) replacement for Giannis Bonortas.

Born in Madrid, Vatketh featured throughout his career as a central midfielder while starting his coaching career at a very young age at the age of 29 at Adarve before working at Real Madrid B Academies.

The PAE Panathinaikos announcement in detail:

“PAE Panathinaikos announces the start of a collaboration with coach Javier Bathketh Contreras, who will take the technical lead at Panathinaikos B.

The Spanish coach was born in Madrid on July 10, 1986. As a footballer, he played for San Sebastián de los Reyes, Sanchez, Portuense and Getafe B, while ending his career at Sanchez with a total of 111 appearances as a central midfielder.

Javier Bathketh’s coaching career began at the age of 29 at Union Adarve, where he stayed for two years, before spending a season at Real Madrid K18 B.

The Spanish coach will coach the side for the first time this afternoon. We welcome the new coach of Panathinaikos B”.

“Ball possession, speed, correct transition”

Immediately after signing his contract with Panathinaikos and taking up his duties in the ‘Cloverleaf’ second team, Javier Watket gave his first interview on the club’s official website, analyzing his football philosophy, which includes the triptych ownership . speed, correct transition.

– How did you decide to become a coach at such a young age?

“Let me start by saying that I started training when I was 16, along with football. My first team was under 5! My mother always told me when she saw me on TV that this role suited me better. And I was right!I made moves, I recorded data, and when I realized that I couldn’t be a footballer and a coach at the same time, I chose the second one.So I made my choice.

– For the first time you are working outside your country. How did the decision to come to Greece to work for Panathinaikos come about?

“First of all because Panathinaikos is one of the biggest teams in Greece and in the world. It’s a very good opportunity for me to start my professional journey outside my waters. I like the fact that the proposal that was made to me is outside of Spain and because I’m an adventurous man, I didn’t think much about saying yes.

-How would you describe yourself as a coach?

“I want to have a brave team that dominates the field, has possession and plays the right football, with speed, the right transitions and smart decisions. Of course, I have to and want to do good, strong training.” My players can “They bring what we learn on the pitch to good use. Basically, as a person, I like to be honest. The same goes for the players, I want to build a good relationship with them. I’m ambitious, I want to improve every day.”

-You come from a country and a school where Group B is a widespread phenomenon. On the contrary, Panathinaikos B is something new. What can you offer?

“First of all, creating a team that stands above the academies offers an opportunity to ease entry into the first team. So I think it’s going in the right direction. From there I want to improve the personal skills of the players.” and at the same time offering the knowledge I’ve gained from being in Spain, for me the key is to develop your thinking, that’s the most important thing for a player to have, of course I also have an opinion on an organizational level, although that’s not my field”.

-What are Javier Bathketh’s goals? What will you be happy with at the end of the season?

“In football, the results are very important, but the whole process is more important. The productive work. No doubt the results at the end of the year keep you in place, but the improvement of the players and the team is more important to me.” I want if “At the end of the season, every player on my team should be happier than they are today. Let everyone enjoy our work and let’s improve on and off the pitch.”