{"id":1436,"date":"2025-05-01T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2025-05-01T22:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:18:55","slug":"iconic-spain-fan-passes-away-aged-76-after-18-major-tournaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/iconic-spain-fan-passes-away-aged-76-after-18-major-tournaments\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Spain fan passes away aged 76 after 18 major tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spain is mourning the loss of one of their most beloved faces as of Thursday, following the passing of \u2018Manolo el del Bombo\u2019. The face of countless international games, Manolo was 76 when he departed.<\/p>\n

Manuel Caceres Artesero, nicknamed \u2018Manolo with the drum\u2019 is the most recognisable Spain<\/a> fan in the country, and an almost constant presence at games for La Roja, alongside his drum. The happy-go-lucky Manolo was regularly interviewed at every Spain trip, and was often in charge of leading the Spanish fans in their support, most recently attending their Nations League quarter-final at Mestalla<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Image via GTRES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As per Sport<\/a>, Caceres was brought to hospital in recent days with respiratoruy problems, before passing away on Thursday morning in Vila-Real, where he is local. He also owned a famous bar in Valencia, a common spot for football fans. Manolo had attended 18 international tournaments with Spain (10 World Cups and 8 Euros), albeit missing 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had everything arranged, and two days before I left, they told me I had to book a hotel,\u201d he said at the time. The Spanish Football Federation had promised me they would do everything possible to get me to Qatar if our team reached the semifinals. Now, everything has gone to pot. It\u2019s the first World Cup I\u2019ve missed live, I\u2019m devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udda4\" Ha fallecido uno de nuestros seguidores m\u00e1s fieles, quien siempre nos acompa\u00f1\u00f3 en las buenas y en las malas. <\/p>\n

\"\ud83e\udd41\" Sabemos que seguir\u00e1s haciendo retumbar nuestros corazones. <\/p>\n

Descansa en paz, Manolo. <\/p>\n

Nuestro m\u00e1s sentido p\u00e9same a sus familiares y amigos. pic.twitter.com\/ApPOeQewlP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Selecci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola Masculina de F\u00fatbol (@SEFutbol) May 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Spanish National Team expresses condolences<\/h2>\n

\u201cOne of our most loyal followers has passed away, who always accompanied us through thick and thin,\u201d wrote the Spanish national team Twitter\/X account. \u201cWe know you will continue to make our hearts beat- Rest in peace, Manolo. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Certainly Spain games will not be the same without him, becoming a national celebrity in recent years. His take on games and Spain were a regular feature on national radio stations towards the end of his time, and he generated no shortage of affection from the Spanish public.<\/p>\n

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Spain is mourning the loss of one of their most beloved faces as of Thursday, following the passing of \u2018Manolo el del Bombo\u2019. The face of countless international games, Manolo was 76 when he departed. Manuel Caceres Artesero, nicknamed \u2018Manolo with the drum\u2019 is the most recognisable Spain fan in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1436"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1439,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions\/1439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}