Nerea Pena says goodbye to handball, after a successful 18-year career
Euskaraz irakurri: Nerea Penak eskubaloia utziko du, 18 urteko ibilbide arrakastatsua izan eta gero
Nerea Pena has announcedthis Tuesday, his goodbye to handball, due to physical problems in recent yearswho have said “enough” to a very successful career of 18 seasons in which the player has achieved greatest hitsas an international player and at club level, with, among other achievements, two Champions Leagues.
At 34 years old, the woman from Pamplona has decided to put an end to a few years in which she has felt “super happy.” In an emotional press conference held at the Navarra Arena, she made the decision official, finally made in January of this year.
“It has not been easy to make this decision, since unfortunately I have not been able to choose the moment of my retirement as I would have imagined, although it does not change the fact that sooner or later this day was going to come,” Pena stated clearly. gestures of emotion before the crowd of family and friends who have gathered in the press room.
His journey in handball began at Loyola, where he discovered his “passion for this sport.” After that, he arrived at Itxako, a team that “stole his heart”; In Estella, she won four Leagues, three Cups and one EHF Cup, and was runner-up in the Champions League.
In addition to the Navarrese team, Pena has played for Ferencvaros and Siofok (in Hungary), Esbjerg (Denmark) and the aforementioned Vipers. He has also been international with the Spanish national team; As an international, he won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Cup in Brazil, and the silver medals at the European Championships in Hungary and Croatia in 2014 and at the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
“I have been very happy throughout my sporting career. I consider myself very lucky for the opportunities that have been given to me, the teams to which I have had access, for having been able to enjoy the best generation of Spanish handball, and, above all, for all the wonderful people I brought with me,” he said.
Source: Eitb
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