Alfonso Pérez

(Getafe, 1972) and

Kiko Narváez

(Jerez de la Frontera, 1972) are the only members of the Spanish Olympic champion soccer team in Barcelona who have not yet received the pension promised by La Caixa when the winners turn 50.

The other 18 members have received the pension from the 'Libreta Campeones', which ranges between 30,000 and 600,000 euros out of a total of 50 million euros.

"I still have to collect. Being the youngest of all those in that team, I will be the last to do so," says Alfonso. "I still have the notebook. Apart from collecting the money I will keep it as a souvenir," adds the Madrid native, who played the tournament at only 19 years old and who considers the gold as the "most important success" of a career where he also won a league. and two King's Cups. "Winning an Olympic gold medal is something that can hardly be repeated, a soccer player only has the chance to win it once in his life," says the former Real Madrid and Betis striker.

La Caixa handed out 676 'Book Champions' among the athletes of Barcelona 92 ​​and, according to sources from CaixaBank (the current name of the bank), "82% of the athletes have already collected them" after having exceeded half a century of lifetime.

Help and incentive

"Among the necessary conditions to access the 'Champions Book' was the achievement of absolute records (national, European or world), medals in international championships, and obtaining a medal or fourth and fifth place in the 1992 Games" , inform those responsible for the entity.

"Initiatives like these help and encourage athletes, especially those of modalities where there are not many resources to qualify for a medal and that, if they get it, it will not help them to obtain the same as footballers. It will be very good for them to have this retirement plan, "concludes Alfonso.

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