A radical change of course, but without leaving the Levantine ship. The player Ruth Garcia (33 years old) has announced that he hangs his boots but that he will continue to be linked to football in the Levante Femenino structure. After a very successful career, with three League titles and five Queen's Cup trophies in his baggage, the brilliant defense said goodbye through the granota club's official website.
Ruth García has played his last season as a professional in Levante, to which he returned after having been five years at Barça. Before playing for the Blaugrana team, the former Valencia player had played between 2004 and 2013 in Levante, where she won two Queen's Cups and one League.
He also played 53 games with the Spanish team. His sports life has been linked to soccer for more than two decades.
“In my life I have two passions: my family and soccer. The first gives meaning to my life and the second has helped me to live it being happy. I have given everything on the field and off it. Since I started in the team of my town, Camporrobles, my years in Levante, my experience in Barcelona and my 53 games defending the shirt of the Spanish team, “he said in his farewell letter.
“I can only say that I have enjoyed every training session, every game, always learning and having as a flag and as a fundamental value that the team is above the individual,” he added.
The truth is that the defense has left its mark on both the Levante and Barça locker rooms, due to their enthusiasm and charisma, as well as being a mainstay on the field for both teams.
Social networks have been filled these days with messages of encouragement to a well-loved footballer. His career will continue to be linked to the club of his life, where Ruth He hopes to continue contributing all his talent, this time from outside the playing fields.