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What was to be a brief conversation turns (this time because of the interviewee) into a 25-minute conversation.

Nuria Martínez

(Madrid, age does not matter) speaks a lot, and very fast, and very well. He explains his professional career, extensive and changing, almost to the rhythm of rap. Nuria is the woman who debuted last Wednesday at San Siro as Team Manager of the Spanish team. In the past it was said "delegate", but not in 2021. Nuria has taken over from

Silvia Dorschnerova

, one of the iconic images of the national team, who served as a delegate (there was still no 'Teams Manager) for 19 years.

Nuria worked at

Marca

, at

As

, at a sports services company such as

Youfirst

, at

Atlético de Madrid

, at

AFE

and, now, at the

Federation

. "I was a bit surprised by the call from

Luis Rubiales

, but I immediately accepted, because I am a restless ass," he explains, and his resume corroborates it. Graduated in Journalism, traveler, athlete, she has been living with Silvia since last June to learn. Who else and who least knows what the role of a delegate in modest football is (in modest football there is no Team Manager either). Take the chips to the referee, place the flags in the corners, accompany the referee ... Not here. Nuria explains it.

“Weeks ago we made a prospecting trip, hand in hand with UEFA, to Milan and Turin.

They show us the options of hotels, training centers, etc ... And then there is a meeting where they explain how the competition is going to go:

requirements, obligations, number of accreditations they give you, Covid protocols, etc ...

", bill.

For example, and this is not said by her, UEFA has forced the participating teams to remain in Italy after the semi-finals.

Luis Enrique's intention was to return to Spain, but it could not be.

Such seemingly trivial details are discussed in these meetings, such as, for example, the obligation to deliver a pennant signed by the captain to the rival at the start of the match.

All that information Nuria transfers to the different departments of the Federation.

Documentation

And then?

Nuria continues: «About 15 days before the list is known, the coach makes a preselection, and I inform all the clubs which of his players are there.

Then, when the list is final and Luis makes it public, I

transfer to the clubs what each player must bring

: passport, the Covid Greenpass, etc ... and I ask the delegates of the teams that at the end of the matches of the day, notify that everything is ok ».

“When the players arrive, I take care of collecting their passports and other documentation to verify that they match what we have uploaded to the UEFA online platform.

From there, and when we travel abroad like these days, I make sure that

everything necessary for training (ice, water, equipment, etc ...) is available to the team

and there are no delays, no failures, "he says, and we arrive like this on the morning of the game:" In the morning, normally at 10, an inspection of the field is made: the grass, the changing rooms, the stands, etc ... Then, normally at 10.30, there is a meeting with UEFA and the opposing Federation.

To that meeting I have to bring the clothes of a player and that of the goalkeeper, including gloves, so that they give the ok ", explains someone who sleeps an average of five hours these days.

Nuria Martínez, with Ferran Torres.Pablo GarcíaRFEF

And the game arrives.

«When you arrive at the stadium, UEFA gives you the poster of the changes.

And then you have to

upload the line-up to UEFA's online platform

before a specific time, which is agreed in the morning.

You also go to the UEFA room and check that the team's analysts have everything previously agreed upon: the appropriate technology, the necessary cables, etc ... ».

That is, he does not take the chips to the referee.

Serie.

"No, no, it's all online, with the laptop, so the concern is having a connection to do all these things."

Modern football.

By the way, how is the selection inside?

«It is a wonderful group, very close, where we are a family and everyone treats you like one more.

From the president, from whom everything starts, through the coach and the last player.

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