Girona has celebrated this afternoon the centenary of the camp of Good views. The football stadium was inaugurated on June 29, 1922 with a match facing the Girona Sports Union against him FC Barcelonachampion of Catalonia i d’Spain in that moment. Just a hundred years later, thetown hall de Girona has placed a commemorative plaque in the Vista Alegre park, where the stadium had been. The event was attended by the Deputy Mayor and Councilor of Culture of Girona City Council, Quim Ayats; the president of the Girona F.C., Delfí Geliand the president of theResidents Association from the Vista Alegre neighborhood, Josep Fortià. Several councilors from the town hall and residents of the neighborhood also attended.
“The Vista Alegre football field is part of the city’s collective memory, a space that has remained in the memory that has been passed down from generation to generation. The centenary of the inauguration is a good time for Girona to remember a very important part of its history, and in particular of the history of Girona FC, coinciding precisely with the return of the club to the elite of football “, he recalled. mayoress of Girona, Marta Madrenas.
“Girona is a city of reference in the world of sports. And we are proud of the fact that this is the case “, said this afternoon the Deputy Mayor Quim Ayats, who said that” sport is a key part of our lifestyle, and that to maintain this privilege in the future we must have a sport of first division in all the senses, from the base to the elite ”. “The success of Girona FC began here, where we are now. Because this success is the result of the effort and perseverance of many years, of many people. And today we are here to pay tribute to all these people “, concluded Ayats.
The celebration of the anniversary has continued with two more activities, which have given voice to some of the protagonists of that feat. First of all, the documentary has been released 100 years of the Vista Alegre fieldproduced by Quim Paredes, a video recorded on the initiative of the residents of the neighborhood to commemorate the centenary and remember how football transformed the area. Afterwards, there was a talk with the participation of people linked to Girona football and the sporting history of Girona in Vista Alegre. Specifically, the journalist took part Miquel Fañanàs and the historical announcer of Ràdio Girona Jaume Teixidor, both neighbors of the neighborhood; the documentalist Jordi Curbet; the former Girona FC player Pere Pla; the footballer’s neighbor and widow Josep Soler, Carme Roqueta; the player of Girona Hockey Club Toni Quintanaand the journalist and president of the Demarcation of Girona of Association of Journalists of Catalonia, Jordi Grauwho has moderated the gathering.
Over the last hundred years, the Vista Alegre field has acted as the nucleus of the neighborhood, first as the headquarters of the former Girona Sports Union and, since the late 80’s until now, as an urban park of the city. In between, athletes from the Girona Tennis Clubof the Girona Hockey Club, of AVAP Girona Volleyball Club and Girona FC, who played at the stadium for forty years, before moving to Montilivi. There were also athletics and skating competitions, among other sports.
