MADRID, 19 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Former Atlético de Madrid soccer player Valentín Jorge Sánchez ‘Robi’ passed away this Wednesday at the age of 72, “a sad day for the rojiblanca family”, which bids farewell to the former league champion with the Madrid team in 1977.
“At 72 years of age, he who was, between the mid-seventies and early eighties, our team’s midfielder, with whom he played 109 official matches and won a league title, leaves us. Today is a sad day for the rojiblanca family. Our club is in mourning for the death of Valentín Jorge Sánchez ‘Robi’ (Granada, January 9, 1951), who was a midfielder for our team for five seasons between 1976 and 1981,” the athletic team reported on its official website. .
‘Robi’ participated in what was the eighth Red and White League, a title achieved on May 15, 1977, with Luis Aragonés as coach, at the Santiago Bernabéu, where ‘Robi’ starred in an image to remember, jumping exultantly from the bench to celebrate the achievement of the tournament, at the conclusion of a match whose first 81 minutes he played.
“Coming from Salamanca, he was always classified as an all-round midfielder thanks to his versatility and his technique, which allowed him to occupy the demarcation of an Adelardo who had withdrawn from the pitch just before the arrival of ‘Robi’ at our club. “Recalls Atlético, with the condolences of the entire club board to the family and friends of ‘Robi’.