Víctor Valdés: "In Madrid have found a corner of peace"

Víctor Valdés was during a decade the guardameta title of the FC Barcelona, a legend that beat all the registers in the goal of the Barça and that, with the step of the seasons, was confirming his importance like basic piece in the staff culé. It took the decision to do the cases of the club by the rear door, when it was one of the most wanted players by part of the fans.

The grave injury that suffered against the Celtic of Vigo precipitated it everything, and commanded to the fret the agreement that had pactado with the Monaco of face at the end of the season 2013-14. Now, it has conceded an interview to 'Sports Four' in which it has spoken on what occurred the day of his injury, and also what spoke later. "I have not spoken a lot publicly of that day. I remember a crujido, a very cold night between week in the Camp Nou. It did a bit of blood of all that, came everything beside what had been the subject of my renewal".

The process of recovery was very hard for Víctor Valdés that it could not go back to play practically until the following year, already in the rows of a Manchester United of Louis Go Gaal where began his martyrdom. "It was very hard (the recovery), but also by my cabezonería to be only. What asked to all the world is that they left me calm. Afterwards the football did not give the options that could give me", remembers.

After managing without penalty neither glory by the Manchester United, left yielded to the Standard of Lieja and later to the Middlesbrough, to the orders of Aitor Karanka. "The stage with Karanka in the Boron enjoyed it a lot", ensures, rememorando the one who went his last season like professional. Afterwards it hanged the boots, and separated radically of the focus mediático.

The only that misses of the life of professional footballer is the daily contact with his mates and friends. "It is a new world in which I have gone out of the goal after some years. It throws a lot of less this environment in the changing room, to go each day to see to your friends, because no longer only are mates, are almost brothers".

Valdés and his new stage like trainer

In spite of everything, recognises that so only keeps direct contact with some of his ex mates, and centres now in his new stage like trainer. To start with, it has taken the reins of the modest Moratalaz, in Madrid. It trains to young players and his aim is, of face to the next years, go going up stairs until being able to train to a team of elite.

"I am very calm of what was before the football for me, that was more pressure mediática... To me it touched me be here. I knew that it was a world in which it did not feel me very comfortable in these appearances. Here in Madrid have found this small corner of peace. I can not ask more", has ensured, standing out win them that has to continue with his new stage like technician. "The football know that sometimes it is difficult, other times no so much. But especially it is passion and this have not lost it". The love that feels by the football never will turn off.