Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Terzic backs Athletic Club for European push in La Liga
Athletic Club is a football team from Bilbao in Spain that plays in La Liga, the country's top league.
The team just got a new head coach named Edin Terzic.
He used to coach Borussia Dortmund, a team in Germany.
Last season, Athletic Club finished 12th, which was not as good as they wanted.
But before the new season, the team trained well and lost only one practice game.
Coach Terzic thinks the players are good enough to compete in Europe.
Playing in Europe means facing strong teams from other countries in special tournaments.
Their first league game of the new season is at home against Sevilla.
Terzic is happy about how close the club and its fans are.
He is not afraid of pressure because he says nobody can push him harder than he pushes himself.
New Athletic Club head coach Edin Terzic says the team is 'ready to play in Europe' and has made European qualification one of its objectives.
Athletic finished 12th in La Liga following an inconsistent 2025-26 campaign.
The Basque club suffered just one defeat during pre-season preparations.
Athletic opens its league campaign at home to Sevilla about a week after Terzic's comments.
Terzic, a former Borussia Dortmund coach, says he feels no external pressure and only pushes himself harder.
- Who
- Edin Terzic, the new head coach of Athletic Club, who replaced Ernesto Valverde after the latter stepped down.
- What
- Terzic backed Athletic Club to challenge for European qualification in the upcoming La Liga season.
- When
- Ahead of the new La Liga season, about a week before Athletic's opening league match at home to Sevilla.
- Where
- Bilbao, Spain, the home of Athletic Club.
- Why
- Because Terzic believes the team's quality, a strong pre-season with only one defeat, and the club's bond with supporters make Europe a realistic objective.
- Head coach
- Edin Terzic, 43, German
- Club
- Athletic Club (Bilbao)
- League
- La Liga
- Previous coach
- Ernesto Valverde, who stepped down after his fourth season in his third spell
- 2025-26 finish
- 12th in La Liga
- Pre-season form
- Only one defeat
- Season opener
- Home to Sevilla
- Objective
- European qualification