Joaquín, the eternal captain, has entered the history of Real Betis today in the match that the Verdiblanco team plays against Granada and in which he has been part of the starting eleven. After reaching the mythical goalkeeper José Ramón Esnaola last day, tonight he has become the Betic player with the most official matches played in the entire history of the Andalusian club, specifically with 461. A record that seemed impossible to beat, as it had been in force since in 1985, and that other myths of Beticism, such as Cardeñosa, Gordillo, Merino or Cañas, reach it.
Joaquín, in addition, has already managed to become the outfield player with the most games in the history of the First Division (578), only surpassed by the exporter Andoni Zubizarreta (622). In addition, he is the player with the most matches for Real Betis in the highest category (363) and the one with the most wins in LaLiga (231) … although he has also suffered the most defeats, 194.