Jaume Costa: “I am the example that you should never give up”

The defender Jaume Costa said this Wednesday, in his farewell of Villarreal after ten years in the entity, which will always be of the Castellón team and that leaves “very recognized” for the work carried out in this time.

“If I have to define my time at Villarreal, I have to say that it has been spectacular. Eleven spectacular years, not only for the title, but also for everything. But I stay with the people, with the club, with love and with the possibility of being able to have been 10 years, “said the Valencian defender before the media.

“I take a lot of things with me, the friends I have made, what I have achieved and how I have grown as a person and a player. I arrived very young, knowing that it was very difficult to stay here and 10 years have passed with the Villarreal jersey. I am the example that you should never give up, that is what I take away from this time. If I have arrived, with work and effort, everyone can achieve their dream ”, he added.

Regarding teammates and coaches who scored him, Jincrease Costa cHe commented that he could name hundreds of teammates and coaches because he learned from all of them, but he made a mention of Marcelino García Toral.

“There are times that not everyone likes you, I have had bad moments with Marcelino and constant discussions, but for me he is the coach with whom I have been the best and with whom I have suffered the most, but with him it was my best moment. Those moments are necessary, but I think I have learned with all the coaches and teammates, with everyone, “he said.

Of your future, Jaume Costa assured that his mind is not retiring. “I was lucky to coincide with Juan Bernat, a coach who taught me that what is important is what you are living and you have to live in the here and now. Now I am enjoying my family, my friends, and the future I hope to know soon. The representatives are working. I would like it to be close to home ”, he pointed out.

The Valencian footballer assures that he has never needed to kiss the shield to show his feelings and prefers to demonstrate it with the day to day.

“I'm from Villarreal, and I am because here they have given me a lot. I came to Villarreal with 100 euros in the account, since I did not charge in Cádiz. I arrived with a girl and not knowing what to do. They gave me everything, from day one. I had the option to leave and I didn't, I felt the colors. Everything I have done I have felt necessary, I have done it for the team, but above all I have done it as I felt, “he said about it.

He also commented that he can not stay with a specific moment, but recalled an episode in which in “a time” he lthe twin worked and it was for “not doing things right.” “Marcelino told me that he was not happy with me and that made me feel bad. I discussed it with my coach and changed it, worked and returned earlier and better. It was a moment that made me change and improve, ”he said.

In his farewell, Jaume Costa remembered the fans: “The message is of gratitude, last year I went to the rival and that is not easy, I went for my things and because at that moment they did not want me to be there. But despite that they have always supported me, I have always felt the affection of people, and I know that I will always have. For that, I can only thank you. And to the people who are in the shadow of the club, to the workers, thank you for everything ”.

“Yor I will always be with Villarreal, I will always be there, I will only be in front if I have to play against them. But from then on, I will always be from Villarreal ”, he concluded.