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"The time has come to say goodbye."
Javi Matía does not regret having followed another year in the futsal with the Plásticos Romero Cartagena FS.
The Cantabrian player (Santander, 1973) has decided to his 43 years that this time is the definitive and when the season ends he will step aside to get away from that sport he confessed, loves and wants and that is what he Has given everything.
Matía arrived in the port city from Playas de Castellón almost 18 years ago, in 1999, and here he has been saved in some specific moments in which he returned to wear the blue shirt of the club of La Plana - already at that time three-time champion Europe - or in which the vial of Vedruna La Unión was covered.
Today was the time to make official his farewell to the professional plane and he has done so in an emotional press conference that has been held in the Palace Hall, which has been accompanied by the mayor of the city, Jose Lopez, Councilman Sports , Ricardo Segado, and the former president and one of the founders of the club, Antonio Mínguez, who was the architect of his signing.
In his appearance, the historic player has declared "outside" to be "very well", but "made powder" inside and has recalled having lived "very good moments, very beautiful" and also "very bad" throughout Its trajectory.
Javi Matía has reviewed his career and thanked all those who have accompanied him;
Companions, managers, sponsors, fans and especially his family, there also.
LAST BATTLE FOR PERMANENCE
"On Friday I expect the club and this city to stay in Primera, which is what we deserve. My obligation and my goal is for the team to stay there," said the player.
"For me Cartagena will always be everything," he stressed before concluding his speech with a round of applause that this time he wanted to offer, standing and between tears of gratitude and nostalgia, all those who have followed him and accompanied during all These years in active.
The mayor of the city has underlined the trajectory of "someone who has given so much for Cartagena, for the Cartagena sport and so many joys" and thanked him for his stay in the club and his loyalty.
"He has not left us or in the worst moments, which is what is most appreciated. I, as a cartagenero, as mayor and as a fan of football, thank you not to leave us alone in the worst moments," said Lopez.
For his part, the Councilor for Sports has highlighted "the passion he has for what he has done, for what he does and for what he will continue to do for many more years" and the promotion to First Division.
About Matía has said that "if he is a great sportsman, he is a better person" and he has wished him "all the luck of the world" and that he is still linked to Cartagena and his futsal.
It is the same desire that has expressed Antonio Mínguez, who thinks that people like him "is the one that needs".
Likewise, the former president of the entity has shown his willingness that Matía always has a gap in any sports section, if he so wishes.
"For us in Cartagena it was a real milestone to have a player of his level," he said.
The architect of the Cantabrian signing by the football team of the port city has defined him as "worthy people, who has given his size, who fought for his jersey" and "for his city", in this If your city of adoption.
A MARCH WITH HONORS
On the other hand, the mayor has announced that tomorrow will be presented in the Municipal Plenary a proposal for the central runway of the future Sports Hall to bear the name of the player when this space is finally inaugurated.
"It's a little bit that Cartagena returns you, because you really have given much more to Cartagena," said Lopez addressing Javi Matía.
After the press conference, the possibility of withdrawal of the number five in his honor has slipped between jokes.
Javi Matía retires with achievements like the promotion to First Division with the Plásticos Romero Cartagena FS and a Glass of the Generalitat Valenciana with the Beaches of Castellón FS in the course 1998/1999.
That season also was semifinalista of Liga and runner-up of Cup with the club of the Flat
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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