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This Tuesday the handball goalkeeper’s funeral took place.
Dozens of people gathered this Tuesday at the Dragão Arena pavilion to pay a final tribute to Alfredo Quinta, goalkeeper of FC Porto and the Portuguese handball team, who died on Friday at the age of 32.
Before the funeral ceremony in the Matosinhos tank, the procession, which left the S. João hospital, made a stop at the sports complex of the dragons, where a delegation led by the president of FC Porto, Pinto da Costa, was waiting for it. . .
The director, accompanied by the governing structure of the club, the Porto team’s handball team and dozens of fans, paid the last tribute to the unsuccessful athlete and extended condolences to the family of Alfredo Quintana, who were following the funeral procession.
Amid tears of sadness at the farewell to the Portuguese-Cuban goalkeeper, there were also many applause and chants from the FC Porto fans, who received the vehicle with the urn with the waving of flags and some torches.
For 45 minutes the tribute was held next to the pavilion, the most exciting moment was spent as soon as the procession left the place, towards the Matosinhos tank, with the fans forming a corridor and leaving a final, and moving, goodbye to Alfredo Quintana . .
Also present at this ceremony were the national handball coach, Paulo Pereira, as well as the president of the federation, Miguel Laranjeiro, who praised the sports and personal legacy left by the goalkeeper.
Alfredo Quinta was an athlete of choice and a man of excellence. This was seen in the field, in his relationship with friends, with family and with young people and children. I think that in this country there are many goalkeepers who are because they wanted to follow your example and this is something that will last in the memory of all of us, “said the leader.
Miguel Laranjeiro considered that “the memories of Alfredo Quintana playing in the Dragão Arena will last, but also in the pavilions of Portugal and Europe”, and highlighted the goalkeeper’s contribution to the evolution of Portuguese handball.
“We will all take it seriously. It was very important for the recent trip of the national team, but very important for Portugal. The memories will remain forever, as well as the example he left us. We must continue to work with him. His accompaniment. where it is ”, concluded the federative president.
Alfredo Quintana died this Friday, at the age of 32, after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest during the training of the “blue and white”, in the service of which he won six championships, one cup and two super cups.
Quintana, who turned 33 on March 20, was treated immediately, with the support of a vehicle from the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM), having been transferred to the São João Hospital after stabilization.
Born in Havana (Cuba), the 2.01-meter goalkeeper signed for FC Porto in 2010, became Portuguese and internationalized in 2014, becoming a benchmark in the quinas team, which he represented in 67 games, having formed part of the teams. who achieved sixth place in the 2020 European Championship and tenth in the 2021 World Cup, the best Portuguese rankings in history.
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