Juan Carlos: “I see a serious and strong project with the incentive to return home”

Mallorcan goalkeeper Juan Carlos Sánchez has been presented as new Atlético Baleares goalkeeper. The goal, with extensive experience in the Second Division, returns to the island after 18 years playing away from home from where he left at age 15 for the Villarreal quarry. From there, Juan Carlos has defended the goals of his own Villarreal, Elche, Albacete, Oviedo and Numancia de Soria.

With more years away from home than on the island, Juan Carlos was very clear about his immediate future when they told him about the Balearic offer: “I told my agent that I only appreciated the option of coming here“After the contact, Juan Carlos was waiting to see what the Palma team did in the playoff for promotion to the Second Division although he did not value one category or another:” I see a serious and strong project, the Balearic Islands in recent years is not a coincidence and adds the incentive of being at home“, adding that after finishing the playoff” everything was cleared up in three days and the signing was agreed. “

Juan Carlos states that playing second B is not a step back: “I don't feel like that, really, it can be thought that way because of my career but this is one of the happiest days of my life because I have managed to get promoted to First, I have played in First, in Second, I have played promotions and very games. important but Today (he gets excited) is a very happy day for mine, for me it is very important and it is very beautiful“.

For Juan Carlos, not playing any game this last season at Numancia has not been frustrating because he claims to have “discovered things that he thought he did not have and did not play It has made me see things that without contributing in the field, you can contribute outside, and I have discovered a part of me that is also important, people see each other in difficult moments and a footballer when he does not play, the normal thing is to look elsewhere and blame the coach, there is a job behind in the day to day and sacrifice accepting that situation and I am leaving Soria empty because I have given and done everything that had to be doneIt has improved me as a person and as a footballer. “

About the competition that you will find with the also Mallorcan Xavi Ginard It is not something that worries Juan Carlos: “he is a consolidated goalkeeper and he had a detail with me that says a lot about the person because as soon as he signed he texted me saying 'welcome home' and from there I already know that the competition will be healthy and with respect “.

For Juan Carlos, the signing for Atlético Baleares fills him with “responsibility” and understands that there is a “requirement”, ensuring that 'The obligation to go up' is relative because “only four teams go up”.