One of the most prestigious football institutions worldwide, Manchester United, greeted Antonio Valencia on Friday.
The club where Toño reached stardom shared a video with which he recalls a goal by the Amazonian soccer player against Wolverhampton in a match of the 2011-2012 season of the Premier League.
The British entity highlighted the “counterattack” by the right lane at full power by Toño and the “definition” with the right foot of the then lane player with the number 25 on his number. “Our favorite Ecuadorian: Antonio Valencia,” underlines the tweet.
The celebration of the born in Lago Agrio is joined by the English Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick and the French Patrice Evra, with whom Valencia maintains a great friendship.
“Goal of the day: Valencia v Wolves (2011-12)”, reads the summary of the publication.
Valencia wore the Reds jersey between 2009 and 2019.
During his decade of service at Old Trafford, the Ecuadorian won two Premier League titles, two EFL Cups, three FA Community Shields, as well as the FA Cup and Europa League. He was also voted Manchester United’s Matt Busby Player of the Year for the 2011-2012 season, and was also honored as the United Players’ Player of the Year in 2011-12 and 2016-17.
Toño wore the club’s captain’s armband for the first time in 2017, definitively inheriting the belt for the 2018-2019 season, after the retirement of Michael Carrick.
The native of Lago Agrio in the Ecuadorian Amazon made the leap to professional football with El Nacional and his great performances opened the doors to Europe. He played for Villarreal and Recreativo de Huelva (Spain). Wigan Athletic (England) noticed him and ended up conquering Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United (England).
He retired from active football in May 2021 and is currently the technical director of his own team Tumbaco Antonio Valencia AV25, which was registered in the second category Pichincha tournament in 2022. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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