Rodri And His Red And White Past: “Atlético De Madrid Is My Home”

by football October 29, 2024

written by football October 29, 2024

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Updated 10/29/2024 17:00 CET

Trained in the Academy of the Atlético de Madrid, which he entered when he was 11 years old in 2007, Rodrigo Hernandezof the Manchester City and winner this Monday of Golden ball As the best player of the 2023-24 season, he also proudly shows off his past and red-and-white sentiment.

“He Atlético de Madrid It is my home, where they have given me everything. It is probably the club where I have experienced the most things. It is in this club where the illusion that I can become a professional begins,” the footballer confessed in DAZN in December of last year 2023.

Because it is in Athletic where the now best footballer on the planet begins to take his first steps. Born in Madrid on June 2, 1996, in 2007 he enlisted in the Athletic of grassroots football from Majadahonda. In 2012 he was promoted to youth B and a year later he went to Villarrealwhich also intervenes decisively in its progress.

“There came a time when the board and management of the club changed and they understood that the path would be another way. They opted for a more physical style and I noticed that the confidence I had before was not the same,” he explained. Rodri in the same interview.

In 2018, the Athletic knocks on his door again. “If I’m honest, I never thought I could go back to Atlético de Madrid. I decided to make the decision to return home where I lived one of my best years. It was the year of going from being a promise to being a consolidated player,” he acknowledges in the interview.

“For me it is a big step in my career, coming home, to a club that I know how it works, that I know the values it represents and where there are fans that surround you and a feeling of a big family. I have memories of the Athletic of all my life, of coming here from a very young age, and one always aspired to make it to the first team. “I have fulfilled a dream,” the midfielder told the Madrid club’s website, after his return to the club. Athleticto which he returned for 20 million euros.

Rodri debuted with Athletic on August 15, 2018 in the final of the European Super Cup won at real Madrid (4-2) in Tallinn. Diego Simeone lined up that historic night Oblak; J.uanfran, Savic, Godín, Lucas Hernández; Lemar (Thomasminute 90), Koke, Rodrigo (Vitolominute 71), Saul; Diego Costa (Gimenezminute 108) and Griezmann (Beltminute 57). The goals of Diego Costa (2), Saul and koke They gave the victory and the title to Athletic.

Rodristarter on the team SimeoneAlthough he started nine games from the bench, he participated in the 2018-19 season in 47 games as a red and white player and scored 3 goals. In the summer of 2019, the Manchester City He put 70 million euros on the table, paid the termination clause and took it from the Athletic.

In it Manchester City He has won everything. “I’m a normal guy. Nothing more. For me it’s important, in the world we live in, to keep my feet on the ground. I’ve always been very normal. It’s my way of being and it’s the life I want to lead,” he expressed. in Brand when he was already active in City.

Rodrithat normal boy who does not use social networks is, as of this Monday, the best player in the world for the esteem and satisfaction of the Athleticwhere he grew up. The player is a youth player and has a red-and-white feeling. His origins are forever, as is his enormous quality as a footballer. He Athletic You are also in luck.