Last update 24 October, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
Can you imagine Julio Iglesias as Real Madrid goalkeeper? Well don't imagine why it happened. The singer of Galician origin, He has been one of the most universal Spaniards in history.
To the point of being the Guinness record as a Latin artist with the most sold albums in the history of music with more than 300 millions. To have in your possession 80 albums released around the world in 14 languages and more than 2.600 gold records and certificates platinum. Also having starred in more than 5000 concerts, acting for more 60 million people on five continents.
The accident that changed the life of Julio Iglesias
However, Not everyone knows that if today is good that July, is because a 22 September 1963 (one day before their 20 years) suffered a terrible traffic accident returning from a night of fun with some friends that cost him more than a year and a half semi-paralyzed.
A misfortune that made him spend long hours in bed with a guitar given by Eladio Magdaleno, the young nurse who took care of him, and that was the end of a football career that threatened to be more than brilliant. In fact, he recreated this situation in a film called 'Life stays the same'.
Julio Iglesias' career as Real Madrid goalkeeper was cut short
Because until the nearly 20 years, The great Julio was a boy dedicated to letters, capable of pursuing a career like Law and who stood out especially between the sticks.. High Security, agile and quick shots privates and meticulous work.
So much so that because of his great work he had already aroused the curiosity of the Real Madrid first team., team of which he was part in the lower categories. In the second team he shared a dressing room with players of the stature of Manuel Velázquez Villaverde, Ramon Moreno Grosso, Peter of Philip, Luis Costa, Espejo and Hernandez.
A true athlete, he defined feeling “at home in the world of football” and I love ” immensely” when he is jumping to the lawn. How far could you get is not known? Possibly, I would not have gotten where it has done with music, but Colgados for football, we do not want to overlook that the most universal Spanish, He was also a footballer in his day. And the good ones.
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