Next April, the

League

will receive a new 'forties'. It will be

Jorge Molina

(Alcoy, 1982), who will enter his fourth decade of life fighting with the centrals of the highest competition in Spanish football. More than half his life wearing the

Alcoyano, Benidorm, Gandía, Elche, Betis, Getafe and Granada

shirts

. A footballer who was slow to make the leap to the elite of the national ball and who squeezes every minute that fate gives him in the

First Division

: "What I try to do now is enjoy. The end is getting closer and closer,

I want to be a sponge

and keep all the beautiful things in my head ", he tells in a talk with EL MUNDO before receiving

Real Madrid

.

Questions about age are almost a must for the

third of the league's veterans podium

. Gold goes to

Joaquín

(Betis), second place for

Diego López

(Espanyol) and bronze for the Granada striker. "I'm not thinking about how old I am, nor in a game I'm going to tell the central defender 'don't push me too hard, I'm older'. And

no rival has tried to bite me

with age," jokes Molina. "I don't think about whether I'm 20, 30 or 40 years old. I think about playing my best. My friends are from my fifth, so they can't get too much with me," he remembers with a laugh.

The attacker has been a starter in Granada's last two games and appears likely in

Robert Moreno's

starting eleven

against Madrid. Excellent performance based on work, discipline and taking care of your body to the limit. "I have not had any major injuries and that is why I can continue playing.

Others had better quality or more physical, but I have been more constant

and I have always wanted to improve myself," he admits.

The

power

key in his career: "Before eating much more, but many, many (laughs) At 18 you have that energy and not much lend any attention to what you eat now have to take care of

all the details to the maximum.. .

I have almost completely changed my diet

. Someday if I have a monkey or a whim, because some hamburger of these junk food yes ... That for one day you eat it will not be bad, but in general, no. This is not fruit of luck. ", he sums up.

Molina has a

personal nutritionist

who advises him on everything related to food, and accompanies the instructions of the Granada physical trainers with

his own study as a graduate in INEF

.

"The INEF career has helped me to know certain aspects,

what is best for me and what is not

, and there improve performance. You always have to be learning and open to everything."

"Life after retirement gives me respect"

The one from

Alcoy

admits that he does not know if this will be his last game against Madrid, because he has not decided anything about his future. He ends his contract with Granada, but he still

has "illusion"

. Of course, have you thought about what will be after football? "

Life after retirement gives me respect

. In the end I am extending my career so much that it is many years, more than half of my life with football. I have respect, but I understand that that moment is not too far away and I have to go getting ready ".

Increasingly, in the world of sport, entities are required to prepare their athletes for life by abandoning professionalism, to avoid depressions or financial problems, but Molina, at least in his own experience, has not lived those advice. "I think that

in the teams themselves, no, they don't prepare you much for tomorrow

. It's one more aspect of your environment. My parents have always instilled in me that I had to study and I have tried to prepare myself as best as possible and have a fan to be able to get into certain aspects ".

Within that range, the already mentioned degree in INEF and the

titles of coach and sports director

.

"I try to be the best prepared in case the opportunity arises. I am a sponge and I try to learn from everyone", he mentions, before ending with a reflection on young people and social networks: "Football has evolved a lot ... Within it The dressing room

interacts less

, and having a certain distance from the mobile phone is positive, you get to know your teammates more and it has a positive impact on the field ".

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