Javier Olivares’ renewal, the most eagerly awaited ‘signing’

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto have maintained their unwavering faith in backcourt player Javier Olivares, renewing his contract until 2026.   The Puerto Sagunto centre-back is one of the academy’s success stories in the current squad, having progressed through all the club’s youth categories and the second team before ultimately establishing himself in the first team. A0 The red-and-white academy graduate has not had much luck in recent years because of injuries. At the end of 2023, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear that required surgery. This season, after recovering, he was included in a squad for a División de Honor Plata Masculina match again in October. Nevertheless, he felt discomfort once more in the operated knee, forcing him to undergo another operation, this time for an elongation of the ligament graft. A0 Javier Olivares knows what it is like to achieve promotion to the Liga Plenitude Asobal (in which the club want to establish themselves in the short and medium term) with the club, as he did in 2022-2023, a season in which he played for both the first team and the Primera Nacional reserve side. In 2023-2024, with a first-team registration throughout, he scored 27 goals in 15 matches in the top Spanish club handball competition up to the time of his unfortunate injury. A0 “Oli is working harder than ever to return in the best possible way. We consider this a key renewal for the club, as his presence on court is the greatest expression of tactical intelligence in the model we propose. In addition, he is a role model for the younger generations in our academy,” emphasises Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto coach Toni Malla, discussing the progress of his recovery and other aspects of his role at the club. A0 This renewal follows those already announced for head coach Toni Malla, under the formula of two fixed seasons and one optional season, and for players Dani Martínez, Arnau Fernández, Matheus de Novais, Joaquín Barceló and Diego Olba (all five until 2027), as well as David García (until 2026). As for new signings, the only confirmed arrival to date is Alex Pozzer, who will also remain at the club until 2027. A0 More renewals and new signings will be announced in the coming weeks through the club’s website and social media channels.

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