The Betis player, who announced his retirement weeks ago, is about to make history.
How many games does Joaquín Sánchez need to play to break Andoni Zubizarreta’s record and become the player with the most games in LaLiga history? That is the question many asked after the Betis winger announced his retirement on Wednesday, April 19. And although Joaquín will hang up his boots at the end of the current season, he still has history to make in Spain.
The football world reacts to the announcement of Joaquín’s retirement
To this day, Joaquín is the second footballer with the most appearances in the history of the Spanish league, surpassed only by Andoni Zubizarreta. With 621 games played, the Betis legend, who also played for Valencia and Málaga in LaLiga, left true legends of Spanish football such as Raúl García (550), Raúl González (543) or Eusebio Sacristán (543).
However, he can finish the course, and with it his career, as the player with the most games played in the First Division. For this they will have to play the last game that Betis has left in the 2022-23 season. When he plays against Valencia on matchday 38 of the championship, he reaches 622 and equals Zubizarreta.
With a ticket price varying between 10 and 20 euros, the latest information from a few days ago is that more than 45,000 tickets have already been sold, with the proceeds going to the Joaquín Sánchez Foundation for the fight against childhood cancer.
Source: Goal