Koke reaches the 'top 5' players with the most games for Atleti

Koke is on his way to becoming one of the most historic Atletico Madrid players. In fact, that description has already been earned 27 years after the match against Valladolid.

Since his debut with the first team when he was 17-years-old, the Atletico captain has played 425 games with the team, a figure that equals Isacio Calleja.

In this way, Koke Resurrección is already the fifth player with more matches in the history of Atletico Madrid.

"Calleja played as an Atleico player from 1958 until 1972, a total of 14 seasons consecutively, in which he played 425 games. Now, Koke has four other athletic myths ahead of him. The top 5 is made up of Adelardo Rodriguez in first place with 553 games, followed by Tomás Reñones with 483, Enrique Collar with 470 and Carlos Aguilera with 456.

Koke has been a part Atletico Madrid's first team for 11 seasons and is one of their most important players, participating in 7 titles (Europa League (2), Europa SuperCup (2), Liga, Cup, Spanish Supercup). The Madrid man is the first team captain, taking over from Diego Godín, explained Atletico.

 

October 6, 2019