Iker Muniain He landed in Argentina this Monday and was welcomed as the new midfielder of San Lorenzo, and he brought his family with him to live this new experience, including his current partner, Ana Montoya, former badminton champion, who will accompany him on his adventures with the Cyclone.
Originally from Navarra, Montoya, 26, has a great history of victories and gold medals from national championships that she collected at the Estella Badminton Club during her adolescence. And sport is not the only taste that he shares with the new Barça star: they both have a great passion for horses.
Muniain shared photos of himself on Instagram several times posing with a horse from the Yeguada Gaucho of the La Galea Equestrian Club, to which he belongs. For his part, Montoya shared videos and photos posing with horses from that same club, and even became part of his advertising on social networks.
There are several things that unite Muniain and Montoya, but one of the most notable is the club the Spanish player was a part of before moving to Argentina. Muniain was not the only Athletic Club player that the former badminton player dated. She had a relationship with Álex Remiro, who was the goalkeeper of the rojiblancos until 2019 and today wears the Real Sociedad shirt.
Muniain, for his part, was married between 2017 and 2021 with Andrea Sesma and they had two children: Iker and Claudia.
Although he maintains a low profile, as he did with Remiro, Montoya and Muniain make some public appearances from time to time. Two years ago they were seen at the April Fair in Seville, and they also attended together the weddings of the midfielder’s friends and former teammates at Athletic, such as that of Dani García and Naroa Peñagarikano, which was celebrated last summer in Spain. and that of Iñaki Williams and Patricia Morales a few months ago.
In addition, Montoya always accompanies the player to his club events, both Athletic’s recent farewell in San Mamés, and the Ciclón presentation in Bajo Flores this Monday.
Muniain has a new challenge to integrate into Albiceleste football with a team of fans that excites the Spaniard. “I went on the Internet, watched videos and a special feeling ran through my body,” admitted the player who showed himself ready and available to Leandro Romagnoli to enter the field with his new Barça shirt with the number 80.
This Saturday, Ciclón has a date at home with Vélez, and that could be the Spaniard’s debut in Argentine soccer.