A yellow in the sky. Tana’s ankle, the recovery from Sergio Araujo’s hip injury in El Hornillo, the song with Benito in the 2019 preseason with a loving message to Mel and Rocco, watch out for Gaby Peñalba at the Las Burras golf course…Involvement, professionalism and an eternal smile. The death of Arturo García Quintana (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1976), physiotherapist at UD Las Palmas for 16 seasons, on the stage of the Cine Víctor in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the second theme of the murga from Telde de los Nietos de Sarymanchez, after suffering three heart attacks, has generated a multitude of testimonies of pain and recognition. Tana, Vicente Gómez, Víctor Afonso, Rubén Fontes and Manuel Rodríguez Tonono are only part of a kilometric tribute.
Tanausú Domínguez Placeres ‘Tana’, a former UD player with 139 caps, and who now competes in India, highlighted on his social network account his predisposition in his medical and revitalizing tasks in day-to-day training with the first team (2018 and 2019 more intensively with Jiménez, Herrera and Mel). Tanausú Domínguez ‘Rest in peace brother, but never stop joking and laughing at everything as you always did; making life more fun. You leave a smile for life to all of us who were able to share moments with you. We will always remember you, Fatty’. For his part, midfielder Vicente Gómez (242 duels with UD), signed an exciting testimony: ‘RIP FRIEND, that dinner is still pending’. Roque Mesa Quevedo, a former UD player and now in the ranks of Valladolid, has also captivated with his posthumous message: “Rest in peace friend.”
Testimonies of the crying of a shield by an exquisite injury recovery professional who resided on Doña Perfecta street in the Schamann neighborhood of the capital. He was the father of two children. Since last summer, he had started a professional adventure with its own premises to serve athletes of all categories. Víctor Afonso worked for seven years with García in the yellow nursery. The former coach of Las Palmas Atlético knew first-hand the dedication of Arturo García.
“An incredible person, with a tremendous soul, always on the lookout for jokes and setting the right mood on the pitch. Just a few days ago she had spoken to him; I have collapsed”, details the former technician of the subsidiary and UD Tamaraceite. For his part, Manuel Rodríguez ‘Tonono’, director of Training, burst into tears when he heard the news. «All will, involved in the tasks with an impressive devotion. A lover of millimeter work and ready to offer his support at all times.
Players like Viera, Vitolo, Benito Ramírez, Kirian, Fabio González, Valles, Eric Curbelo, Coco…The impact on Pimienta’s professional squad has been devastating. The delegate of the UD Rubén Fontes depicts the pain of a human group that has enjoyed the sympathy and dedication of the ‘physio’. «The preseason with Mel was a spectacle, there are videos of his eternal smile». He observes a minute of silence against Huesca this Saturday in Gran Canaria. Friend, I wake up and review the moments lived by your side, you brought us a thousand smiles. You leave us millions of tears. I still not believe it”.
Afonso: “He loved UD and was a loyal guy”
Víctor Afonso worked for seven years with Arturo García. It puts in value, its endless breath. “Since 2014 we always talked, he attended me from his office in Schamann. I went a couple of days ago to see him and have a consultation. He was a good guy, loyal…In the professional aspect of the best. He calculated the precise recovery time of “A player, he didn’t fall into error. He told you 2 to 3 weeks and he always nailed it to you. As a professional he was the host. Attentive to any news, as well as the progress of new therapies”. The former coach of Las Palmas Atlético and former UD captain who “was a gentleman” has an impact. “Loyal at all times, before any comment… It was always between him and me. It was harmony, an incredible atmosphere. It multiplied and improved the performance of each player. It gave him that professional, upbeat approach. Above all it affected the positive. built. Personally, I don’t even tell him. His passion was soccer, he left UD and I don’t know why. He loved the UD. Soccer was the first thing, the maximum. He was aware of his family and his great passion, the ball.”
