Bojan: “I visualized my retirement and I wanted it to be with the Catalan shirt”
BARCELONA, 18 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The friendly match between the teams of Catalonia and Mali, which will be played on June 8 at the Camp d’Esports in Lleida, will serve as the official farewell for striker Bojan Krkic, who will hang up his boots after this close encounter. from his hometown of Linyola.
A game that will be important because it marks the end of Bojan Krkic’s professional career, on the one hand, and because it is the first friendly duel for Catalonia in Lleida, since the Catalan team usually plays in Barcelona, either at the Camp Nou or in Montjuïc.
“I had been visualizing my retirement for months and I wanted it to be with the Catalan shirt,” said Bojan, who made his debut in 2007 with the Catalan team, at the presentation ceremony. “I was very excited to do it with the ‘selected’,” he added.
In this sense, the 32-year-old from Linyola, who spent his career at FC Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Ajax, Stoke City, Mainz, Alavés, Montréal and Vissel Kobe, assured that he is preparing to “arrive in the better conditions and compete in a great game”. Bojan is the second top scorer for the Catalan team with 7 goals, only surpassed by Sergio García’s 8.
The Paeria (town hall) of Lleida welcomed the official presentation of the party, with the presence of the president of the FCF, Joan Soteras, the father of Lleida, Miquel Pueyo and the player Bojan Krkic.
This duel will have popular prices, with 11 euros for the general public and 6 euros for Lleida Esportiu members. In addition, there will be entertainment events prior to the game, which will have a commemorative trophy for the winner.
The president of the FCF, Joan Soteras, expressed his satisfaction at being able to enjoy a national team match in Lleida. “We are celebrating because, finally, we can play a game for Catalonia here, and it is that Catalan football continues to make territory,” he celebrated.
“The game will serve to say goodbye to a professional who has shown his commitment to the Catalan team, and who will always have the doors of the Catalan Football Federation open. Bojan, this is your home”, he addressed the footballer.