Aitor Sanz enter this saturday in the select club of players who have completed 300 games wearing the Tenerife shirt. The captain will reach that figure in Montilivi, a decisive stage for the immediate future of the team that he has defended for the last nine seasons. Already He is the sixth player with the most matches after the legendary Alberto Molina (413), Too Hernández (385), Felipe Miambres (357), Suso Santana (337) and Pepito Reyes (303), which he could overcome if he continues next year delighting the Heliodorus with his football and his extravagance.
I’ve been in this club for many years and we’ve had very hard times. We have lived campaigns in which we did not go up or down, with a bit of boredom in the last games
His contract is due on June 30, but he dreams of extending his relationship with Tenerife in the First Division. The 37-year-old from Madrid has never played in the elite and hopes to be able to do so as captain of the blue and white ship in First Division. To achieve that dream, he will have to overcome Girona, which he directs Mchel, a coach who he already faced as a player when Sanz defended the Real Union shirt of Iran and the current coach of Girona was the ‘brain’ of Rayo Vallecano. The first round, in September 2009, went to the red-haired team 2-0, but Aitor Sanz won the second round 2-1 in February 2010.
lungs of steel
Coincidences aside, no one at Heliodoro doubts Sanz’s ability to lead his team. It is the tactical extension of Ramis on the pitch and, despite her veteran, she leads by example and also does more kilometers than anyone else. His physical condition is exceptional and the Tenerife captain covered no less than 11,900 meters in the Gran Canaria stadium during the last derby. More than any other blue and white footballer.
We are going to fight it with the same humility and hard work that has brought us here, without believing ourselves to be better or worse than anyone else.
Present in the island’s last attempt to climb to the First Division that ended with the Getafe fiasco in 2016, Aitor Sanz underlines that Tenerife “is not a team of superstars, but a team with capital letters. Our football is based on the whole, on the cooperation, effort and humility. These values, which are intrinsic to any sport, make me proud because talent is innate, but working, fighting and leaving your skin for a team and a shirt is something to feel proud of and I, every day, am more so than my teammates”, he stated after eliminating Las Palmas.
We are not a team of superstars, but a team with capital letters, which is based on the group, cooperation, effort and humility
His winning spirit is evident when he remarks that the Blue and Whites have not yet crossed the goal that they set for their Centennial season. “I’ve been in this club for many years and we’ve had very hard times. We have lived campaigns in which we did not go up or down, with a bit of boredom in the last games. So we have to enjoy this journey because football is about emotions and we have to give value to what is happening. We are going to continue fighting for our objective, which is to go up to the First Division. And we are going to fight it with the same humility and hard work that has brought us here, without believing ourselves to be better or worse than any other team”, concluded the Blue and White captain.
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