ANDhe closure carlos ortizthe player with the most international appearances with the Spanish team (215), reached an agreement with Bara to extend his contractual relationship for one more season, as reported by the Barça entity on Wednesday.
In his first season at the Palau BlaugranaOrtiz, 38, has provided reliability and leadership to the Catalan team, which has closed a historic year with the conquest of the Spanish Cup, the Spanish Super Cup, the Champions League and the First Division.
“I am very happy with the renewalIt has been a great year on a collective and personal level. I fit in very well in the dressing room, the human group is spectacular and I really wanted to continue for another year and show myself and everyone that I can continue to give a good level and help the club to continue winning titles”, assured the madrileno to the communication media of Bara.
Ortiz he has played 39 of 50 possible matches with the team led by Jess Velasco, with a balance of seven goals, in addition to having played the World Cup and the European Championship with Spain, before retiring from the national team with the record of 215 games behind him.
“Personally, I want to focus on the club after leaving the national team and I think that physically I will be grateful for the moments of recovery, while at the group level the demand and ambition are maximum to continue making history next season”, remarked the closure.
Lastly, Ortiz, who turns 39 in Octoberprefers not to set limits: “I don’t consider the future, this season has gone well for me like this. I decided to enjoy every game, every training session and every trip as if they were the last and my head has thanked me because I have been focused on what what was playing”.
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