{"id":223594,"date":"2023-10-22T18:33:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T18:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=223594"},"modified":"2023-10-22T18:33:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T18:33:11","slug":"i-may-have-only-played-once-for-real-madrid-but-i-lived-my-dream-sharing-the-pitch-with-cristiano-ronaldo-was-dizzying-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/i-may-have-only-played-once-for-real-madrid-but-i-lived-my-dream-sharing-the-pitch-with-cristiano-ronaldo-was-dizzying-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I may have only played once for Real Madrid but I lived my dream – sharing the pitch with Cristiano Ronaldo was dizzying | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOST football fans and players dream of one day representing Real Madrid. <\/p>\n

And for Juanfran Moreno even just donning the shirt once was enough to feel like he\u2019d seen his dreams become a reality. <\/p>\n


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The 35-year-old full-back has called an end to his career after spells with Real Betis, Alanyaspor and Getafe. <\/p>\n

But it\u2019s his singular La Liga appearance for the Real Madrid first team that he treasures so highly when looking back on his time on the pitch. <\/p>\n

The Spaniard played 138 times for Real\u2019s B team, Real Madrid Castilla, before earning a spot alongside Europe\u2019s best players at the Santiago Bernabeu. <\/p>\n

Speaking to Marca, Juanfran recalled the \u201cdream\u201d of being called up to train with the first team.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cI saw that it was an opportunity to enjoy the players that Real Madrid had, Ra\u00fal, Guti, Cristiano [Ronaldo], [Karim] Benzema… It was a dream.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took it as the opportunity of my life, it was incredible and I stayed training with them until the end of the season.\u201d <\/p>\n

But training with players of that quality was a reality check for Juanfran who immediately knew he was out of his depth. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes you dizzy. You know you're not at that level. For me it was unforgettable, it was like a title.\u201d He explained.<\/p>\n

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The Madrid born defender made his debut for Los Blancos during a 3-2 win over Osasuna in 2010. <\/p>\n

And gracing the same pitch as Cristiano Ronaldo was something he won\u2019t forget in a hurry. <\/p>\n

The retired pro recalled Ronaldo\u2019s stunning 89th minute winner, he said: \u201cI went in because we needed an offensive change and it was won with a magic jump of Cristiano. I still have a photo there with [Sergio] Ramos and Cristiano. It was unforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Juanfran ultimately left Real Madrid in 2013 in favour of regular first team football at Betis. <\/p>\n

Some 47 appearances later and he earned himself a move to Watford, but things didn\u2019t work out as he would have hoped. <\/p>\n

Despite spending three years with The Hornets, he never played a single game for them.<\/p>\n

Instead he was sent back to Spain on loan for three consecutive seasons at Deportivo de La Coru\u00f1a before making a permanent switch in 2017.<\/p>\n


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