Vallecas saw the birth of the Resurrección brothers. His house stood at number 34 Calle Sierra Madrona, located in Colonia Santa Ana. And the park in front of it was the scene of his first kicks of the ball. At that time, all the children in the neighborhood wanted to play at Rayo and Borja (Madrid, August 13, 1988), the eldest, ended up complying with this tradition.. He wore the Strip for a season. “He played midfielder and We signed him for his good ball striking. Because of his punch. He took out the fouls and the corners”, they remember within the Vallecano club. That was a fleeting step.
Borja pointed out manners since he was little. It’s more, He became international for Spain in the lower categories (Under-15 and Under-16). He started at the age of eight and remained active for 24 seasons, in different teams and categories. His career was built in Amorós, Rayo Vallecano, Unión Adarve, Mejorada Soccer School, Nuevas Palomeras, Parque Sureste and Rivas FC, although injuries prevented him from taking the final leap. His experience made Koke (Madrid, January 8, 1992) soon check the lights and shadows of football. He was the mirror and the inspiration of his little brother. Borja is currently the coach of Atleti’s Cadet A.
They both carried it in their genes. First, his grandfather. And then, his father Eugenio, who never missed a single Sunday for his appointment at the Calderón. Nearby, on the slopes of the Ermita del Santo, he played futsal. It was a matter of time before his children put on the rojiblanca. Borja did it at the age of eight at the Colegio Amorós —School of the club— and Koke followed in his footsteps. That’s where it all started and the rest is history. Athletic history.
This Sunday he returns to his neighborhood to face a Rayo in which he never played. There he will meet Frank Garcia. they are distant cousins. “My grandmother Wence is the first cousin of her grandmother, Matilde, who was the godmother of my grandparents’ wedding and that of my father José in communion. Once I came to the Canillas Tournament with Real Madrid, as it was very early, I stayed at his house to sleep and Ana, Koke’s mother, took me to play. They behaved very well”, explains the red-fringed winger tenderly. A special derby is played for the Resurrection. The one of its origins.