622 games in First Division. He record by Andoni Zubizarreta. Joaquin Sanchez reached equalize that legendary figure in its farewell as a professional soccer player 23 years of career full of successes and emotions. A goodbye unforgettable. A hug to the League and football. A breath of eternity. Was tears. Was melancholia. But above all there was happiness for everything that is written behind and what it will mean in this sport forever. The portuense retires with the feeling of having marked a before and a after in the history of Betis and the Spanish League. He left Heliopolis to live five years of memories with him Valencia, a team against which he signed his final goodbye today. He drew dreams of Champions in it Malaga and drew impossible dribbles in the Fiorentina before returning to heliopolis to raise one again Copa del Rey that will always have his name. Villamarín fires someone who turned talent into magic. And he cries under the consolation that this memory will always come back.
Almost 900 official club matches since debuted with the Betis in 2000 in Compostela. 77 goals in the League that leave indelible memories for a label that almost never ignored beauty. she also had its place in the selection. And in the minds of almost all the fans in Spain while he said goodbye to them receiving loud cheers in gratitude to what he gave to football during these 23 years. Each applause from those stadiums was the best of justifications to what his greatness not is a chance. He earns the respects of the coaches, his own and those who were not in charge of him. He takes records. So many that he almost never gave them importance. and he gets the love of all. That element that never stood out from his career.
His last official day as a Betis player it was a roller coaster of emotions. His fans in the stands shouting his name. He Valenciawho has a piece of your heart, hugging her goodbye while doing accounts to avoid the fear of decline of category. There were smiles and tears. Dribblings that tasted like yesteryear and careers that tiredness forgot. He thought about winning and convincing. As if 23 years hadn’t passed. His unbreakable spirit lasted until the last day in this League that also gave him so much. He looked at the sky remembering those who also made it possible for him to be on the grass today becoming a legend. The one that beticismo always dreamed of having. The one that is destined to stay forever.