Statue of Manolo Preciado, Bronze statue at El Molinón stadium in Gijón, Spain.
The Statue of Manolo Preciado is a bronze work depicting the football manager at the entrance of El Molinón stadium in Gijón, sculpted by artist Vicente Santarua. The figure stands in a confident pose with careful attention paid to anatomical proportions and facial features.
The life-size bronze statue was inaugurated on 7 June 2013, one day after the first anniversary of Manolo Preciado's death on 6 June 2012. The project was launched by the Peña Portal Sportinguista with the support of his family and friends, and funded by popular contributions totalling around 110,000 euros. The ceremony at El Molinón drew more than six hundred people, including his mother Ana, widow Arancha Arbolí, son Manuel and sister Ana.
The monument was funded by the Peña Portal Sportinguista through popular contributions, with the collaboration of Preciado's family and friends; the cost was estimated at about 110,000 euros. At the unveiling on 7 June 2013, the ceremony was led by journalist Rafael Quirós and attended by more than six hundred people, including his mother Ana, his widow Arancha Arbolí, his son Manuel and his sister Ana.
The statue is positioned at the stadium entrance and is easily visible when approaching the venue for a match or tour. No special preparation is needed to view it, as it stands in an accessible public location.
The monument was funded by popular contributions, with its cost estimated at about 110,000 euros, organised by the Peña Portal Sportinguista with the help of Preciado's family and friends. The life-size bronze figure was made by Asturian sculptor Vicente Menéndez-Santarúa Prendes.
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