Alberto: “When time passes and you're still out, it's not a good sign”

On September 27, 2019, Alberto García's nightmare began and, fifteen months later, that bad dream still started. The goalkeeper and captain of Rayo suffered an injury to the cartilage of his left knee that forced him to undergo surgery twice and that still has him away from the pitch. “This is not my best moment. Since the doctors detected what I had, they were very clear with me about how difficult this injury was, but when you see that the months go by and you are still away from your colleagues and that it is difficult for you to evolve … It has not been an easy year, “he confesses in an interview for Cordoba newspaper.

A difficult situation to fit in for a player who, up to that point, they had respected the injuries. “I had been very lucky with that. I was not used to being out from day to day and it came to me overnight. I am aware that when you have been away from the field for many months and you continue like this, it is not a good sign. My return is still on hold and that for an athlete is not good news “, explains the Catalan, who is still very involved in the dressing room:”I see the Ray very well. This year we are enjoying more luck in terms of results, which serves to maintain a regularity that helps us to be at the top. We have a level squad and a coach with clear ideas“.

Alberto looks to the immediate future and thinks about recovery to put the Strip back on, but it doesn't scare him the day he has to hang up his gloves. He has been training for years to be able to carve another path when active football ends. “I hope that goodbye takes a long time, but when it arrives I would like to work on something related to integral management of clubs, sports directions, with helping the industry. Do not manage only technology or material resources. The first resource of football is the human being, the people “, wields the goalkeeper, who He is finishing a Law Degree at the Camilo José Cela University and has a Master in Sports Management SBA at Garrigues, center where he also studies a course on Data Protection.

The importance of training

“I soon understood that when my career moved to another area, being a footballer was just an added value. My intention was to accompany him with a training support. What's more, being linked to courses, training projects, continuing to grow in that area, has helped my mind have that escape route in my injury. Not being able to grow sportingly, I felt fulfilled growing in another field“, explains the Vallecano goalkeeper, who also spoke about this facet in EFE: “A football club has a differentiating element compared to other companies, the feelings it awakens. Knowing the environment is essential “.

He even reflects on Social Networks: “The players who are trained do not attract attention in Networks. Money or luxury have an impact that creates a general image, but more and more footballers are looking for something else. Within a wardrobe there is great diversity. And well-managed Networks, with measure, help to get to know a part of you. It is a channel to express yourself and to get opinions that, perhaps, you do not want to hear“.