The story of Jorge de Frutos begins in the summer of 2015, when he leaves his town of 92 inhabitants, Navarés de Enmedio (Segovia), to enroll in the youth of Rayo Majadahonda. “At first we had doubts but we signed him because he had a lot of speed“, says Manu Alcaraz, the director of the lower categories of Rayo. A year later he made the leap to the first team and was a key piece in the historic promotion from the Madrid team to Second. “It was an almost personal bet by Antonio Iriondo and it ended up being one of the pillars of that historic team,” he explains. Alcaraz.
That season, 2017-18, De Frutos trained daily at Cerro del Espino, the same place where Atlético del Cholo did. He shared a sports city although he saw the rojiblanco team very far away. Nevertheless, He went up very fast steps until he reached the Levante last year where he exploded. He gave 12 assists and scored four goals, one of them in the Metropolitano, from 50 meters, in the last play of the game. “I will never forget that goal“, assures De Frutos. Before, he had also scored against Atlético B. He did it with Rayo Majadahonda and with Castilla, in Segunda B.