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Fifteen years, six titles and more than a million kilometres and stories

Manuel Picón, a coach driver with an unmatched track record
Fri, 19/07/2024 - 13:49

Few people can boast of having been present at each and every one of the celebrations of the Senior Spanish National Teams since 2009: the Men's World Cup in South Africa (2010), the Men's European Championships in Poland and Ukraine (2012), the Men's Nations League in the Netherlands (2023), the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (2023), the Women's Nations League in Seville (2024) and the Men's European Championships in Germany (2024). Manuel Picón is one of those people.

He and his stunning bus covered in the colours and crest of the Spanish National Team have travelled all over Spain and part of Europe to transport the champions and, with all of them, the dreams and hopes of the Spanish fans.

More than a million kilometres after that first three-day trip to Austria, Manuel is now hanging up his driving gloves and steering wheel to dedicate time to everything he has not been able to do before: family, person travel and a well-deserved rest after so many hours of total dedication and passion for the red team on the road.

As could not be otherwise, the illustrious passengers on his last journey wanted to pay tribute to him on his arrival at what has been and always will be his home: the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas.