On May 25, 2005, Antonio Nunez (Madrid, 1979) raised the Champions League known as The Miracle of Istanbul. The Spanish footballer belonged to that ‘Spanish Liverpool’ of Rafael Benitez that would turn around an adverse 3-0 in just 45 minutes against the Milan directed by Charles Ancelotti. Finally, they would get the historic trophy in the penalty shootout.
10 years later, in 2014/15, Nuñezdescended to 2ªB with the Recreational Huelva. “They are mentally similar situations. You live them with the same intensity because you are doing a lot and you are aware of all the people behind you,” the former soccer player told EL MUNDO. Four points separated the ‘Dean’ from salvation, when the previous year he had stayed one point away from the promotion playoff to First division. From touching heaven, to hell.
Although Nuñez I was thinking about hanging up my boots if that happened, the connection with the fans and the city was such that the footballer, a youth squad Real MadridHe stayed with the team for two more years. “Circumstances encouraged me to continue. The Recre is an important club”, points out the former player, who now lives between Huelva y Madrid.
He Recreational Huelva It is the oldest club in spain with more than 130 years of history. Although it has only played five seasons in the First Division, it is among the 50 most important teams in LaLiga (42nd place). The Real Murcia occupies 32, the Hercules CF the 29th and the RC Deportivo de La CoruñaThe 12.
The four have been in semi-professional soccer for several years. He Hercules and the Real Murcia They have been out of professional football for 10 years, although the people from Alicante do so in Second RFEF while Murcia managed to promote to First RFEF last year, the recreation y the Deporalso in First RFEFThey have been 9 and 4 years respectively.