Ricardo Enrique Bochini received the award this Saturday One Club Man 2022 in Bilbao, Spain, in commemoration of his successful career with only one shirt, the shirt of his beloved. Independentbetween the ’70s and’ 80s, which included two Intercontinental Cups and four Libertadores Cup.
“Cathedral applauds Ricardo Enrique Bochini”titled statement from Athletic Bilbao, on the delivery of the statue of Rojo’s greatest idol in the preview of the match against Valencia, of LaLiga de España.
Bochini, who arrived in Spain on Friday at noon, appeared wearing a suit on the field before the game to a standing ovation from people present at the San Mamés stadium.
In the text published on its website, the Basque institution Bochini ensured the “best” until the arrival of Diego Armando Maradona and also placed it on the back Leo Messi although he detailed that “He always plays for the same club”unlike its successors.
“For me it is a pride to receive this award because it comes from a very big club in the whole world. I will remember it as one of the best they gave me”, Bocha commented in dialogue with Clarion.
El Bocha in San Mamés with a prize in his hands. EFE/Miguel Toña
“This is the first award they give me outside my country. I’m very happy and proud,” he acknowledged this Saturday the former world champion soccer player in Mexico 1986. Bochini’s numbers at Independiente transformed him into his greatest idol, to the point that Rojo’s stadium in Avellaneda bore his name: Libertadores de América-Ricardo Enrique Bochini. Total participated in 714 battles between 1972 and 1991 -19 uninterrupted seasons-, 108 goals, it came with 13 titles, including four Copa Libertadores (1973, 1974, 1975 and 1984) and two Intercontinental Cups (1973 and 1984 ).
The official retirement, beyond his symbolic return to Barracas de Bolívar in 2007 by Federal C, occurred on May 5, 1991 against Estudiantes de La Plata.
Source: Clarin
