FC Barcelona joins Joaquín's farewell: "Thank you very much for the joys"

Published New:19/04/2023 - 23:46h

Updated New:19/04/2023 - 23:46h

FC Barcelona wanted to join the great goodbye of the world of football for a player who has marked an era in Spain for more than two decades: Joaquín

This Wednesday finally has arrived the day. The Real Betis announced the withdrawal of Joaquín Sánchez after 23 years of career with a message in social networks in which the own footballer insists in that it always treated to do of his football "an art". To his 41 years, the portuense decides that this will be his last season although it keeps on being an important player for the míster Manuel Pellegrini.

Few minutes later, the FC Barcelona also has wanted to recognise the path of the captain of the Betis with a message. "Thank you very much By all the moments and joys that have given us to all the lovers of the football. Happy withdrawal, @joaquinarte!", it wrote the Barcelona club beside another message in which they have stood out to Joaquín like "a big of the football".

😢 It withdraws a big of the football

🙌 Thank you very much By all the moments and joys that have given us to all the lovers of the football. Happy withdrawal, @joaquinarte! https://t.co/hoit6z3gsr
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_is) April 19, 2023

The fans culé will be able to have the opportunity to sack to the forward in the party that both teams will contest in the Spotify Camp Nou next Saturday 29 April (21:00 hours.) By LaLiga. In his 29 meetings in front of the Barça, the bético has won six meetings, has empatado four and has lost other nineteen, annotating 6 goals (5 with the Betis and one with the Málaga).

In when to his farewell, the own Joaquín has wanted to stand out that "the life is a constant evolution. The key is to put a bit of art in everything". The ex footballer Valencia, Málaga and Fiorentina explained that "the way is full of emotions. This magic night of April in which I could fulfil a dream. What fast happens the time. At all it is for ever, they say, but they are made a mistake".

A sublime message for a historical career

After debuting with the Betis in the 00-01 in Second Division, the attacker wanted to close his farewell as it only could do it he: "Acaso do not know the art? It is inspiration, emotion and transformation. During 23 years have tried to do of my football an art and that went remembered of generation in generation. Of the classical to the contemporary. Already only remain hang my boots, my art. A window to the eternity".