Complex morning. Legs heavier than normal, more than big matches. There’s always one more of these, the next. This morning in Nuevo Pepico Amat, no. This day, July 12, is the last one. Unrivaled, without ritual in the tunnel on the way to the field, without the smell of freshly watered grass, without hearing the slight puncture of the heels as you walk. Inside full press roomsurrounded by good memories, friends, own memories family. already finished Ivan Forte, The last great captain of Eldense is the calm man who has guided three climbs as an example of professionalism and friendliness, so it was very difficult to say to himself “I’m here” in front of the mirror. up here, that’s it”.
midfielder Leaves his hometown team after fulfilling “a dream” Getting Deportivo, a club tainted by the shadow of fraud six seasons ago, evicted, on the brink of bankruptcy by its former managers, into the exquisite franchise clubs represented in professional football seemed impossible before he returned. Pascual Pérez solidified a project on the emotional power of Forte that owes so much to this reunion of personalities, because there were days not so far away, though now everything was sparkly and sparkly. It was time to take advantage of the eternal captain’s accommodating character..
With a restless, excited voice and thoughts moving at full speed, Iván Forte inevitably managed to “give”. thanks to the directive and especially to sporting director Manu Guill for letting him get carried away before he collapsed “for believing in me”. a sudden, overwhelming, real feeling. “I also want to thank all my teammates and the coaching team because without them all this wouldn’t have been possible.”
Football player saying goodbye to Eldense 37 yearsWhen he came to Eldense in 2020, he said: “I just thought I’d play for the team I’ve dreamed of playing for since I was a kid, nothing more.” “Since my parents enrolled me with 6 or 7 yearsit’s the only team I’ve played with in all sub-categories,” he said while proving his family support since he started playing ball at school.
Forte and his 181-centimeter height staggered when he mentioned it. conversation with his daughter On leaving the club: “When I told my daughter that I would not continue to be a player at Eldense, she cried out that it couldn’t be because she was captain. the team needed me“.
The Alicante midfielder admitted with a candid expression: “Everything has a beginning and an end, and my end has come”. “I’m leaving knowing that Eldense is in good hands‘ observed Manu Guill and received generous applause from the room, before closing his speech with tears in his eyes. “Aupa Deportivo!”.
Iván Forte took advantage of his farewell to remember this. “The club always wanted me to keep going” and he explained that he felt strong enough to continue playing, albeit on another level, and that his desire now was to “find a project he could contribute and help with.”
“When I signed with Eldense, I knew I would be a part of a very ambitious project, but I never thought it would be this big. I’ve never been promoted Despite playing many promotions before, I got it here three times in a row,” he congratulated. last great captain Sport
On the decisive goal he scored a year ago Sestao River In the finale of the Primera RFEF promotional promotion, Forte, “We all scored that goal, I was just passing”. “It’s everyone’s dream to see Eldense in Episode Two,” he repeated, before remembering each one. three milestones The team has achieved in recent seasons.
“The three promotions are different. In the first one it was just worth the promotion and we had a little less. Last year First RFEF was everything. We had a tough year and it was a great luck for me to be able to dedicate that promotion to my wife. It was a lot for me. On this last achievement I have less importancebut it has served to fulfill the dream I’ve had since I was a kid”, stressed the captain, who was unable to live up to the regularity (and tactical notoriety) of the previous two seasons due to injuries. only one hundred minutesfrom the role of a good leader, enough to elevate a being with more than a century of life to the Second Division sixty years later.