111 years of historical players

On September 7, 1909, the San Sebastián FootBall Society was born, what a Years later it would end up being known as the Real Sociedad de Fútbol de San Sebastián, upon receiving the royal title from King Alfonso de Borbón. This Monday marks 111 years of the founding of one of the most traditional clubs in Spanish football, and that It is part of the eight teams that participated in the first league of our country and of those that are considered founders of the national league championship. And the Royal Society, not being able to do any public act because of the coronavirus crisis, wanted to remember this anniversary by remembering with a large mosaic the players who have worn the txuri-urdin club's elastic the most times.

“La Real has reached this figure thanks to everyone's help. Players, coaches, managers and, above all, fans. We have all contributed to the greatness of our club. The story is written day by day, step by step, and on the grass, the 111 footballers that adorn the image of this news are the ones who have worn the elastic that we all defend the most times. They have worn it on the green, but all of us have dressed it in the stands, in the streets, on our trips and, above all, we carry it on fire in our hearts. Because without all of us, there would not be 111 years of history, there would be no titles, there would be no passion, there would be no feeling. There would be no Real. Our club is the sum of all, of the love for an inexplicable feeling, the one we learned almost even before we knew how to speak, the one that made us want to always wear that shirt that we adore “, has explained the San Sebastian club, which has had the detail of including in the mosaic also its players with the most matches wearing the realistic elastic.

So things 111 player faces appear in the mosaic, one for each year of the history of the Royal Society. Starting with Alberto Bixio Gorriz, the player with the most games as a realist with 599 matches, followed by Xabi Prieto or more recent ones like Asier Illarramendi or Mikel Oyarzabal, which may be the heir to those historical players. And women's football stands out the presence of Sandra Ramajo, the historic captain who lifted the Queen's Cup in Granada; Aintzane Encinas, or players from the current squad such as Najikari Garcia, the undoubted reference of the female Real today.