Joaquin Sanchez withdraws. Goodbye to art, to ’17’, to the ‘feint and sprint’ and the smile that for so many afternoons and nights moved the Beticismo. Joaquín says goodbye to the world of football at the age of 41, in the midst of a very tough season in which he has hardly been able to participate. But he has never lacked a smile in each and every one of his 23 seasons in the world of professional soccer.
839 games later, after having gone through clubs like Valencia, Fiorentina o Málaga, Joaquín Sánchez retires in what has always been his home, in a Betis that will see him off with all honors. As a preview, the Verdiblanco club wanted to broadcast a farewell video, in which he thanks him and lets him be the absolute protagonist. In it, Joaquín narrates his career as if it were a work of art. Joaquín and art, a story that comes from far away.
“Life is a constant evolution. The secret is to have the ability to adapt to changes, face each day as a challenge and always put a little bit of art into everything. The road is full of emotions. They do not stop resonating in my head names and moments. Oh that magical night at the end of April in which I was able to fulfill a dream. Nothing is forever. But they are wrong. Don’t you know art? It is inspiration, emotion and transformation. During 23 years I have tried to make an art out of my football and to pass it on from generation to generation, from the classic to the contemporary. Now all that remains is to hang up my boots, my art. A window into eternity,” Joaquín said in an emotional video.
2023-04-19 17:29:42
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