This singing legend was a great hope for Real Madrid

An internationally recognized singer, this artist with a career spanning over fifty years and millions of albums sold could have played for Real Madrid.

Many people would dream of playing for Real Madrid. In its more than 120-year history, the Spanish club has attracted the biggest stars, from Di Stefano to Cristiano Ronaldo and perhaps soon Kilian Mbappé.

Among the most popular clubs in the world, Real Madrid is also the favorite club of many stars: NBA players like Lika Doncic or Joel Embiid, but also politicians like the former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy or the former King Juan Carlos. Many artists have shown also their attachment to the club of the Spanish capital, like Viggo Mortensen, Tom Cruse or Ricky Martin.

Among Real Madrid fans, however, there is one singer who has something extra. Indeed, the famous Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is not only a regular in the stands of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, but he also played for Real, and could even have become a professional with the Merengues. Julio Iglesias was born in Madrid in 1943, and played for Real from the ages of 13 to 19, as a goalkeeper. After learning the ropes in the youth teams, he even joined the reserve team in the early 1960s.

'I wasn't a crack player like Iker Casillas, but the club was enthusiastic because I was physical and disciplined. I knew that I would not become a very great player like Di Stefano, Gento or Puskás who played for Real Madrid those years ago. in 1961, 1962, 1963. It was the best team in the world ever. “That time,” he said. a few years ago at the microphone of CNN. 

It's a road accident that will bring Julio Iglesias' professional football career to a halt. À At the age of 19, he must indeed remain lying down. for several months &agrav; cause of a shock which damaged it. the vertebral column. This moment ending à His dreams with the Réal are also those of the beginning of his musical career, because he learned the guitar, and released his first album a few years ago ;es after the end of his rehabilitation, in 1968.

With more than fifty years of career, Julio Iglesias is today one of the best-known Spanish singers, & both in his country and à internationally, because he sings in several languages. In 1983, he finally set foot on the pitch of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, à the occasion of a concert that he will give in the den of his favorite team. Since then, he has been regularly present at home matches. home of Real.