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Fernando Lamikiz Garai

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Fernando Lamikiz Garai (born 1959 in Guernica, Spain) is a lawyer, economist and former president of Athletic Bilbao.

He was president of Athletic from September 2004 until his resignation in September 2006. He stepped down following Athletic's poor performance in the 2005-2006 La Liga season, and the club's uninspired beginning of the 2006-2007 season, combined with prolonged negative press surrounding his involvement in the ilegal attempt to sign defender Iban Zubiaurre from rivals Real Sociedad. His resignation, widely believed to have come as the result of sustained protest by vocal supporters of Athletic, was effected on September 27, 2006.

Lamikiz attracted controversy after making alleged racist remarks about FC Barcelona's Samuel Etoo, who had spat at an Athletic Bilbao defender.

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