Víctor Tomás grew to become everlasting like a terrific social gathering on the Palace
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FC Barcelona withdrew its shirt with the quantity ‘8’ and there are already 14 numbers withdrawn within the historical past of the sections
“Due to the president Laporta, to the staff, to the individuals of the membership, to my household and to all of the Catalans”, he mentioned excitedly
Every thing went nicely in a Palau that led Carlos Ortega’s staff to a vital 26-24 victory in opposition to THW Kiel and then he cheered for Víctor Tomàs within the tribute that the membership owed him with the retirement of his shirt with the ‘8’ that he wore nearly at all times in his 20 years within the first staff.
Thus, the extremely laureate from Barcelona who posed with all his titles turns into the fourteenth participant within the historical past of the FC Barcelona sections whose shirt hangs within the Palau along with these of the additionally handball gamers David Barrufet, Óscar Grau, Xavi O’Callaghan, Enric Masip, Iñaki Urdangarin and Joan Sagalés, the basketball gamers Andrés Jiménez, Nacho Solozabal, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Juan Carlos Navarro, Roberto Dueñas, the goalkeeper of futsal Paco Sedano and the nice ‘Beto’ Borregán (curler hockey).
The tribute was a shock for Víctor Tomàsto whom neither his household, nor his ex-colleagues nor all the buddies who accompanied him had superior any particulars. How may or not it’s in any other case, essentially the most excited had been his spouse Hege Bolstad, his kids Mía and Luka and his dad and mom Carles and Montserrat.
With the president Joan Laporta as the principle determine of the membership accompanied by the primary vice chairman Rafa Yuste and by the individual in command of the part Joan Marin, among the many referents of the part who accompanied him, amongst others, quote a extremely applauded David Barrufet along with Juanín García, Laszlo Nagy, Jesper Noddesbo, Daniel Saric, Raúl Entrerríos and Antonio García. Additionally current had been the captains Sergio Lozano (indoor soccer) and Sergi Panadero (hockey), the ‘boss’ of Blaugrana basketball Navarro, Jordi Torras of indoor soccer and Gaby Cairo of hockey.
“Pricey dad, many individuals know you as a participant, however for us you’re our dad. We’re very glad for you. We discuss loads about handball as a result of mother additionally performed (she was a goalkeeper). Individuals love you, you’re a legend, a hero. The individuals love you since you had been at all times very courageous defending the colours of Barça. Right now the Palau will probably be with you greater than ever, dad,” his kids mentioned in a video that introduced the primary tears to the floor. within the honoree
Víctor Tomàs, excited together with his spouse and youngsters
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“He’s very hardworking and has at all times been,” his father Carles defined in a video. “When he will get one thing between his eyebrows and eyebrows, he at all times succeeds, “added his mom Montserrat. “I nonetheless get emotional when she instructed us at a dinner that she needed to retire on account of a coronary heart drawback,” her sister Carla admitted of her.
“He has performed every part with ardour and nice dedication”, defined ‘Pasqui’. “He has been very shut, at all times attempting to assist”, mentioned the legendary Carles Puyol. “She has a clear coronary heart,” Saric identified. “He has at all times sought excellence”, contributed an Ariño who may have suffered one other critical harm in opposition to Kiel. “He has at all times recognized how one can inspire his teammates,” mentioned one other genius like Nikola Karabatic. “He has been an instance for his teammates and for his rivals,” mentioned Juanín. “He has marked an period as a participant”, commented ‘Barru’.
It was all very emotional. The scoreboard projected historic pictures of Víctor Tomàs with Barça, Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas gave him the captain’s armband signed by all the primary staff gamers and he lastly needed to communicate after the efficiency of ‘El Far del Sud’, the most effective songs from ‘Sopa de Cabra’ that introduced again nice reminiscences. “I can solely thank all this. This bracelet has meant loads to me. It has been a terrific duty and I’ve at all times tried to put on it even after I was not sporting it. I’ve tried to be an instance,” she admitted in his most applauded intervention.
Víctor Tomàs is an idol for the Palau
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“It’s a pleasure to see the Palau like this, as I have never seen it for years. To start with, thanks for serving to the staff to victory. Individuals who know me know that I’ve at all times needed to retire taking part in. I could not have the specified retirement and that is why I needed to exit right this moment with the Barça shirt, to retire as a participant”, he indicated with moist eyes.
“Due to the president Joan Laporta for having made it doable, to all of the individuals of the membership who has labored so lovingly on this tribute, to the entire staff as a result of regardless that I am away lots of you continue to make me really feel like I am a part of the staff and to all of the culés who’ve made me really feel so beloved throughout all these years. To you, mother and pop, as a result of I’ll by no means be capable of thanks for what you will have performed for me. You might have been the proper setting and my greatest followers “, she managed to say with a damaged voice.
When he needed to cease it was when addressing the opposite three members of his household. “And to Hege, Luka and Mia, as a result of you’re the smartest thing I’ve on this life. That every part we have been by way of collectively are experiences we’ll take with us. You might have been the perfect, you will have put up with me in good occasions and dangerous, at all times being by my aspect unconditionally. And to complete off, Lengthy dwell Barça and Lengthy dwell Catalonia”, concluded an ‘everlasting’ Víctor Tomàs.
From SPORT we be a part of this extremely deserved tribute to one of many figures who has greatest understood what Barça means and who has greatest conveyed what the well-known ‘seny’ means to all of the gamers who’ve come by way of the staff. Thanks for a lot, Mr. Victor!
