Unzué: “Receiving the badge is a great satisfaction”

Last June, Juan Carlos Unzué, who accumulates a successful sports career that as a player began and ended in Osasuna, announced that he suffers THE A. He explained it with the temperance that has always characterized him and showing himself mentally strong. This afternoon the Osasuna Veterans Association He wanted to pay tribute to him, imposing the badge of honor and giving him the card of honorary membership of the club, the president Rojillo, Luis Sabalza and the veterans president, Lucretius luquinThey have been in charge of making him deliver. They have also given him a check for 1,000 euros that will go to ANELA (Navarra Association of ELA).

Former companions of the Navarrese at different times, like the brothers Flaño, Juantxo Elía, López Vallejo, Fran Jusué, Miguel Merino or Lopez Vallejo They did not want to miss the appointment. Unzué He was enormously grateful and somewhat moved: “I have to thank Angel Lopez, who was the person who contacted me and all those who are veterans. That they have felt that I deserve this badge for me is a great satisfaction. This gives me the opportunity to have a really comfortable time ”. The presence of his former colleagues made it clear that Juan Carlos Unzué He left his mark on them: “You always have the feeling that you are loved by those around you. At that time I did what I thought I had to do, knowing that you belong to a club, defend a team and are in a changing room. Union make force. When you are in a difficult moment and you see the support of the people, you think that you have done something well ”.

As for how he is: “Physically I am more or less similar. With the disease that I have, the word improvement ceases to exist, so I am happy that the progression is being slow. Mentally, I would say that since the day I made it public, I am even stronger ”.