A large representation of almost all generations of Hercules attended his presentation. “One Hundred Years of Hercules”a book journalist and professor Ramón Pérez In the book, in which the biographies of all the players who played the official match with the blue and white team are revealed in detail; led event, Club manager Toni Cabot INFOfilled Jorge Juan’s auditorium for 60 minutes of herculanism, which is an interesting review of the centuries-old history of Hercules, with the many heroes in the room who were understaffed. This situation Ramon Balasch60’s striker Miodrag Kustudic, CartagenaAnd to pray, in a pleasant conversation, sat at the stage table where they relived the historical moments in the history of the blue and white people. It’s all in Ramón Pérez’s book, Former editor of INFORMACIÓN and former football player One of the subcategories of Hercules. great job devoted the last seven years to rigorous research work. in its pages, Biography of over 1,000 players Statistics and numbers and curiosities accompany all of those who debuted with a Hercules shirt.

One of the most curious moments of the action was this: A projection of an unreleased video of Hércules de Ramón’s promotion to the First Division in 1966. Photographer Miguel Vilaplana recorded these footage and his son accidentally found it while viewing family videos of the super-8. Later, Hércules beat Calvo Sotelo 2-0 and one of the goals that could be seen were the various acts of José Juan as well as the legendary Ramón.

The book, which can be purchased through the author or at 80 Mundos bookstores, includes: Authentic life stories of Hercules’ heroes Like Santamaría’s death at the hands of ETA or the case of Sami, an actor from the 1920s who, after his retirement, killed the ticket seller at the Gran Teatre de Valencia and was sentenced to 25 years in prison during his hundred years of life.

The event was a huge success among the public. With relatives and heroes of all generations, including former players Heliodoro Crespo and Javi Fernández, who purposely came from Asturias to closely follow the presentation of the book, a true gem in the history of Hercules.

They were not missing in the living room Palomino, Paquito, Eduardo Rodríguez, Lledó, Miguel Marí, Quique Hernández, Baroja, Benito Sánchez, Álex Pascual, Dani Marín, Calabuig, Latorre, Aracil, Notary, Borge, Rául Ivars, Espejo, Edu García and a long list of former players and coaches who have passed through the blue and white club, whose lives are perfectly reflected in Ramón’s work. Only César Moreno from the current club has joined.


Balasch, Kustudic, Ramón, Toni Cabot, Reces and Cartagena. Rafael Arjones

With a foreword by Alfredo Relaño, the book brings together all the players’ biographies and statistics in alphabetical order. One of the conclusions Ramón Pérez drew from his work, “enormous pride of belonging” by “almost all the cast and their families” for their past in Hercules. “The club is in a bad situation right now, but people who remember Hércules from the outside as he was back then are happy and proud to be defending a club with history and prestige.” “For many football players in the province, this has meant touching the sky of their careers and there is great love for the city, the fans, the leaders and the stadiums,” he said. “There are also those who remember that they still have debt”. “The hardest thing to find were cadres from the 1920s,” Pérez explained, using “word of mouth with ex-actors, social networks, and even cemetery visits” to get biographical details.


Rodríguez, Paquito and Marí in the foreground. Rafael Arjones

All information about the players, regardless of their performance or weight in the history of the Alicante club, is always accompanied by photographs in the same text field. Without a doubt, a must-read for any Hercules fan. A big round of applause for Ramón ended a brilliant show filled with herculanism.