Real Betis cantera training complex, Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol. The top football clubs in the Spanish leagues generally place great importance in developing their "cantera" to promote the players from within or sell to other clubs as a source of revenue, and Real Betis is no exception. Their youth recruitment network is focused around their home region of Andalusia, and in particular the Province of Seville, and there are collaboration agreements in place with small clubs in the region. The club training complex is named in honour of Luis Del Sol, a 1950s youth graduate who went on to greatness with Real
Ito (Spanish footballer) Ito (Spanish footballer) Antonio Álvarez Pérez (born 21 January 1975), known as Ito, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager. He amassed La Liga totals of 282 games and seven goals over the course of ten seasons, mainly with Betis (five years) and Espanyol (three). Born in Almendralejo, Extremadura, Ito started playing professionally with local CF Extremadura, helping it rise from the third division to La Liga and making his top flight debuts on 9 September 1996, in a game against Real Betis. Even though the club was finally relegated he was