Founded in 1930, Girona plays its football at the modest 14,000-capacity Estadi Montilivi on the outskirts of a city that has a population of just 100,000.
Girona was previously promoted to La Liga in 2017, spending only two seasons in Spain’s top flight before being relegated.
David Ramos/Getty Images“I tell you what, why not?” Hunter said when asked if Girona can win the league.
He’s young, he’s intelligent, he’s ambitious, he’s driven.
Fran Santiago/Getty ImagesRegardless, Girona has earned the right to dream and Hunter says upsetting the odds and winning La Liga “would mean everything” to the club and its fans.
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