Ramon Benito was dismissed on Wednesday as coach of the Flat Girona Garage and he wanted to assess his departure from the club, after eight and a half years where he has experienced a lot of things and played a very important role in the growth of the entity, installed inOK League. “It is very sad that I was dismissed by a Board that has only been at the club for a year and that for me has not been able to value the work done during all this time. All coaches are exposed to the fact that you can be dismissed at one point or another, but I never expected it to happen to me in this way. On the 26th, the board sent me a whats in the afternoon to meet the following morning, but due to personal circumstances it was impossible for me and I told them so. On Wednesday the 27th I was informed of my dismissal by phone in a conversation that lasted no more than a minute and by surprise due to ‘sporting circumstances’. Very sad.” Its substitute is the palafrugellenc Xavier Garcia Baldawho on Thursday held the first training of a team placed penultimate in the classification.
Benito, in an open letter, expresses that “many people have called me thinking that I was innocent; I thought so too; that’s why I waited until December 29 to make my statement. However, the club has many years of history and must always be above everyone else.”
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Ramon Benito leaves the Garatge Plana Girona bench for sporting reasons.
The Board of Directors would like to thank Ramon for his love, work and dedication to the club for almost ten years. @lesportiuCAT @som_dhoquei @EsportsDdG @esports_gi pic.twitter.com/jCH5shRNmf— Girona Hockey Club (@GironaCH) December 27, 2023
A positive balance
Despite the “sad” ending, the balance of Ramon Benito’s career at Garage Plana Girona is immensely positive. “Now 8 and a half years ago I joined the Girona family to carry out a global and ambitious sports project which included the base teams, the senior men’s team (at that time the current OK Plata) and a women’s team project. I started as Sports Coordinator for the whole club and then got involved as a coach, both grassroots teams and the men’s first team. And very honestly, looking back on my time in Girona, I consider that we achieved everything we set as goals.”
The ex-coach in the pavilion of Palau he boasted about the work done at the base. “We have put Girona at the top of everything. When I arrived at the club and said I was going to train at Girona, everyone told me: ‘you’re going to the GEiEG‘ and I, ‘no, no, in Girona’. Now, on the other hand, when you talk about Girona, everyone knows it because it’s been a few years since teams have been coming to Championships of Catalonia and also some ofSpain». The Girona women’s team is also another of the bets to stand out during its stage of almost a decade. “We tried to maintain the top category, but it was not possible. It was relegated, but betting on the club’s very young players, and this year it is being seen that it was a good decision».
Garcia Balda takes the reins of Girona hockey
The jewel in the crown, however, is the men’s first team, which competes at the top level despite having a very small budget. “With my joining, it went from OK Plata to OK Lliga in one year, a category in which the club is competing for the eighth consecutive season, and that is not at all easy in a modest club like Girona. We also remember that he has competed three times in the King’s Cup and three times in the CERS».
In a heartfelt text in which he expressed his gratitude to all the people who have helped him over the years, he concluded by assuring that “Ramon Benito is and will always be from Girona”. He is a club legend.
2023-12-29 15:48:37
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