José Luis Morales and Roger Martí Today they are living legends of Levante and with a rope for a while after both renewing their contracts this season. But their careers, full of coincidences After forging his leap to professionalism at the Granota subsidiary, have San Mamés as a prominent common denominator.
Roger debuted in First at La Catedral in 2012, at the age of 20. Something two years later, already In 2014, Morales did the same in the new San Mamés with 27. For more inri, with the same result, for a resounding defeat to Granota by three goals to zero. The alternative of Punta de Torrent came from the hand of Juan Ignacio Martínez; that of the Madrilenian, on account of José Luis Mendilibar. This was the beginning of two brilliant careers in one of the most iconic fields of national football.
Legend says, further, that it was Juanlu, another granota, who scored the last official goal in the old San Mamés in an official match. It was in LaLiga. But seven days later, the Morales and Roger affiliate was playing the second leg of promotion to Second against Athletic B. The first leg ended with a victory for the minimum of the cubs (1-2) in Buñol. Roger scored a double, but Atlético Levante failed to get past the tie. His second goal, in 1950, was the last to be celebrated at La Catedral. The next round, in front of the missing Hurricane Valencia, which cherished the dream of professional football, has already been played in Lezama.