Everything is ready for the big moment Hercules centennial events and one of the most anticipated games Legends between Hercules and the Spanish team At Rico Perez. will play next Thursday at 20:00., the day the Alicante entity turns one hundred years old. For subscribers and holders of the centennial card, admission is free, while for the rest the locality will cost 5 euros and go to a social project.
will attend the eventn Vicente del Bosque, former national coach and Ángel María Villar, former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Centennial Commission President Manuel Palomar, Hércules President Carlos Parodi and Spanish International Footballers Association President Fernando Giner and Hércules captain Raúl Ruiz were present at the presentation of the tournament. and Francisco Fresno, president of the Costablanca Sports Tourism Association.
Behind wreath At 5:30 am in San Nicolás round table With the title “El Hércules CF in the historical context of Spanish football” featuring former Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque, former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Ángel María Villar and former players Juan Antonio Carcelén and Miodrag Kustodic. Journalists Raúl Ruiz and Knowledge Club director Toni Cabot will moderate the meeting.
The highlight of the day will be the long-awaited match between the legends of Herculaneum and the Spanish team, which will take place at the Rico Pérez stadium at 20:00. Before the meeting, the club will get to know personalities from its past.
A one-season Hercules player in the late 1990s, Giner encouraged fans to come to the game and enjoy “a hundred years of history.”
“Even though I’ve only been there for one season, I feel like I’m part of this centennial. Proud to defend “the colors and emotions of a city and team”, the former Valencian football player said when this match is over, none of us will see the next centennial again. Giner announced that the Spanish legends team will be led by Vicente del Bosque and will have players like e.ex-keeper Ricardo López, Xatanha, Amavisca, Romero, Engonga, Raúl Bravo, Juan Sánchez, Luque, Marchena, Munitis, Setién, Víctor Sánchez, De la Red, Sergi Barjuán, Ignacio Camacho, Ito or Josico.
Hercules as captain Francisco Escudero ‘Paquito’ and Paco Pena, will be announced on Monday and will have a very broad call that “ninety percent of the players we all have in mind,” according to Palomar. Players to wear the Hercules jersey again include Portillo, Palomino, Latorre, Espejo, Varela, Pellicer, Sigüenza, Raúl Ivars, Cámara, Baroja and those that will be announced at an event on Monday.
Maximum illusion facing a historical event that will serve to celebrate 100 years of Hercules existence.
Athletic-Hercules?
Carlos Parodi, president of Hércules, stated that it would be a satisfaction for his existence for a club like Athletic Club de Bilbao to play the Alicante team’s centennial game. The leader admitted at a press conference that he had already contacted the Biscayan presence so that Hercules could go to Alicante to play this match, which was the main act of celebration during the break in the World Cup competition. Teams were also contacted.
“We were considering the possibility of being a First Division team and the team that played the game of our century in this mini-prep period. We would have been pleased if Athletic had come to Rico Pérez and remembered those old duels.” Parody.
Hercules laid All his efforts to try to persuade the Bilbao clubacademy manager Dani Barroso, a former Athletic Club player or a former Hércules player and current Basque team delegate Sendoa Agirre.
The parody stressed that as well as being an attractive contender for Herculaneum fans, it would also be a challenge for the large Athletic fan community residing in the state of Alicante.