He had the future ahead of him and gold in his feet, but the career of Marc Cucalon (19 years old) ultimately did not take off. Captain of Castilla, the training center of Real Madrid, he saw his career suffer a first setback during a Youth League (U19 Champions League) match against Celtic Glasgow when a tackle caused him an injury. rupture of the cruciate ligaments. A serious injury which, for footballers surrounded by extensive staff, should not have kept him from the field more than nine months after the operation.
“I fought with all my strength”
Except that it was in the surgical theater that his life changed? A bacteria infiltrated this knee at this time, reaching the cartilage of the joint. It was never the same again, the pain forcing him, on Wednesday November 13, to announce his retirement at the age of 19 and after 796 days without returning to the meadows. “After several complications, this injury forced me to make the difficult decision to say goodbye to football, at least in the way I had always dreamed of”he announced on his Instagram account.
In his long message, he also writes: “Over the past two years, I have fought physically and mentally with all my might and tried everything in my power to enjoy this sport again, but it has not been possible to ‘put it back. But make no mistake: this is not a sad farewell at all. »
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With maturity, the young adult takes a step back: “I will take with me for the rest of my life, the values that were instilled in me and, of course, football taught me in every victory and in every defeat: you must always continue to fight to overcome obstacles. These lessons will be a part of my life forever. »
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