The entire Hercules squad visited a newly inaugurated facility in Alicante this morning, the Ripoll and De Prado Sports Clinic, a FIFA Center of Medical Excellence. The center sits on Avenida de Alfonso X el Sabio and is poised to become the official medical hub for the Hercules football club. The visit coincided with the club’s centennial year, a milestone celebrated on a date that marks the club’s long-standing legacy.
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The arrival at the new center was welcomed by Pedro Luis Ripoll, who now oversees the operation and who took time to exchange thoughts with the club’s technical secretary, Paco Peña, and the head coach, Ángel Rodríguez. Ripoll greeted the players with a light joke, hoping not to see too much of them at the facility yet, a nod to their current fitness and readiness for the season ahead.
The visit highlighted the center’s readiness to support the team as a medical and physical conditioning resource. The center’s team has long collaborated with Hércules, focusing on the players’ overall health, recovery, and performance optimization. This season already saw several first-team players benefit from the clinic’s expertise, including Nico Espinosa, Marcelo Djaló, Sergi Molina, and Sandro Toscano, who all worked with the medical staff during various phases of their rehabilitation and conditioning programs.
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In Alicante, Ripoll and De Prado have strengthened a longstanding partnership centered on maintaining peak physical condition for the club’s players. The collaboration is part of a broader strategy to ensure consistent medical support, timely diagnostics, and individualized training plans. The involvement of the clinic aligns with Hercules’ ambition to leverage top-tier medical oversight as it continues its centennial journey, reinforcing the club’s commitment to sustainable performance, longevity, and player welfare. This ongoing relationship emphasizes how modern clubs increasingly integrate specialized sports medicine into daily operations, ensuring players recover quickly from injuries while staying injury-free where possible. The clinical staff’s presence underscores the potential for ongoing knowledge transfer and cross-disciplinary care that benefits the entire squad, now and in the years ahead. (Attribution: Ripoll-De Prado Sports Clinic materials and club communications)