Juanfran reaches 250 matches in the top flight
The the player from Alicante is the player in the first team who has played most games in the top flight of Spanish football after representing 4 different teams.
In addition to Koke completing 100 games for the club against Real Sociedad, Juanfran Torres played huis 250th matches in Primera Division. At 28, the Alicante-born player is the most capped player in Atletico ahead of Raul Garcia and Gabi who’ve played 241 and 226 games respectively.
THE STAT
- 94
- The number of times Juanfran Torres has represented Atletico Madrid.
After passing through Real Madrid, Espanyol and Osasuna, Juanfran arrived at Atletico in January 2011 and since then, thanks to his effort, commitment and dedication, has become one of the most beloved players by the fans of Atletico Madrid. "The Atletico shirt is the shirt of my life," said Juanfran before the cameras of ATM `Flashback ', where we discovered the player personnel side.
Of those 250 games in the top flight, Juanfran has played 66 times with Atletico shirt, a shirt that he has defended on 94 occasions, he also played a special role during 2012 when Spain became World Champion and European Champions in Ukraine and Poland. Besides that, Juanfran won with the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup with his club. A triumphant year is having continuity with the great season in the league campaign.
