Just a few months ago, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad secured their place in the Spanish Cup final, in a Basque battle that would gather millions of pairs of eyes around the world. After a while, the coronavirus took a shower on the planet, with the Copa del Rey final remaining on the ice
As if that wasn't enough, the news of Aritz Andurith's departure from active action came on Wednesday, May 20, to further hurt the Basque Country. At the age of 39, Athletic's killer decided to hang up his shoes after a 21-year career. A thigh problem forces him to go through the door of the operating room and at the same time leave the sport he loved and made many people love him.
"The time has come," he wrote on his personal Instagram account, to explain below that "I have noticed many times that football leaves you before you leave it. Yesterday, the doctors told me I had to go through the operating table. Unfortunately, the body that said "so far". I can not help my teammates in the way I would like and deserve. Unfortunately, we are experiencing situations much more serious than football, such as the pandemic. So do not worry about my course. This is something insignificant. And somehow the time to say goodbye came. And this is how this journey ends for me, which was unforgettable and wonderful from the beginning to the final ".
With these words, we were said goodbye by a striker who may never have played in a top team in Europe, but was one of the most capable forwards in La Liga. He wore, among other things, the jerseys of Athletic Bilbao, Valladolid, Mallorca and Valencia, scoring 285 goals in 780 appearances. The 2015 Super Cup with the Basques was his only title, while he also had two goals in 13 appearances with the Spanish national team…
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