Since 2015, Athletic Bilbao, a traditional club in the first division of Spain, has held an annual award ceremony to distinguish the rare cases of players who pay football loyalty to a single club -especially in these times when exorbitant figures are paid for multimillion-dollar transfers -.
That is why the Basque team reported last Friday that the Argentine Ricardo Enrique Bochini will be awarded the One Club Man Award 2022, “which distinguishes former players who have only worn one shirt in the elite and who represent the values attached to our entity”, according to the Madrid newspaper Brand in a note titled ‘Bochini, the idol of Maradona, will receive the One Club Man Award 2022’.
Like Puyol, Maldini and others
The news about the distinction for the greatest idol and symbol of Independiente de Avellaneda, one of the biggest soccer giants in Argentina, had a great impact in the media of that country. “Enormous recognition Ricardo Bochini will receive an award that only glories like Paolo Maldini, Ryan Giggs, Sepp Maier and Carles Puyol won,” the newspaper said. Clarion.
The Buenos Aires newspaper added: “Bochini, Independiente legend, becomes the first non-European player to win this award that the club has awarded since 2015. President Aitor Elizegi called Bochini in person to announce that he had been chosen. Bocha will travel to Bilbao in mid-May to receive the award at the San Mamés stadium, during a match”.
As well The nation echoed the news. “Ricardo Bochini will receive the One Club Man award for his loyalty to a single club throughout his career. Athletic de Bilbao considers that those values that Bochini demonstrated are necessary to be committed, responsible, have sportsmanship and respect. Something that stands out as decisive in the philosophy of the Basque club”.
Clarion details the brilliant career of the great Bochini, a star figure in four of the seven consecrations of Independiente as champion of America (1973, 1974, 1975, 1984. Bochino was only absent in those of 1964, 1965 and 1972). “Bochini’ was the great architect of the club’s golden era in the 70s and world champion with Argentina in 1986. He retired in 1991 at the age of 37, leaving behind 20 seasons and a career marked by 714 games, 106 goals and more of 200 goal passes”, says the note.
What Maradona Said
“Bochini was the greatest jewel that I saw on a court”, he assured, nothing more and nothing less than Diego Maradona in the autobiographical book I, the Bocha (appeared in 2016). The realization of the work was in charge of Jorge Barraza, ex-journalist of the magazine The graphic and columnist for Diario EL UNIVERSO since 1990.
Independiente’s phenomenal number 10 played two official matches in Ecuador, both in Quito. It was within the framework of the 1978 Libertadores, for Group 1 of the tournament. On June 27 of that year, the Red Devils fell 1st at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium. Three days later Independiente, with goals from Rubén Galván and Enzo Trossero, beat El Nacional 2-1 in the capital. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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