Hugo Mallo, an acquaintance in Villa de Pitanxo's misfortune and a sailor father: "I know how hard it is"

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Everything that

(Marín, 1991) has experienced is in the

.

Between

, the town where he was born and grew up, and

, his city, home to a

of whom he has been captain for more than six years.

With just 25, he assumed the responsibility of wearing the bracelet of the club of his life and of being a father for the first time, two circumstances that changed him.

Now, with 30 and with more than

light blue games (he is one of the

in the League), he visits an

who wanted to sign him before his serious knee injury, he remembers the affection of

, «they were like my parents», and after the sinking of the

in

he reflects on the seafaring profession, heroes in

.

“The brother of a friend is one of the disappeared.

My father went to those tides.

He hurts,

», he tells EL MUNDO.

The weight of the bracelet is important.

It is the weight of the team from your city, which gave me everything, in which I grew up... But the children... You are a father, you cannot replace him and you have to exercise.

You are carrying a son, but now two give more work (laughs).

You have to put up with it and being a father has changed me, it has helped me a lot.

It is the most beautiful experience one can have.

The oldest, of six, yes.

When I go down the street and they ask me for photos.

I try to lead a normal life with him, take him to the park and to soccer, but his teammates always ask about me and want photos.

At first it shocked him a bit, but he gets used to the idea.

He's nice, but on the other hand, when things weren't going well and I went to the park with him, I heard criticism, "Hugo, we have to wake up, the

Atlético de Madrid. I have had proposals, but I have always had some excuse.

When the crusader injured me (2013) everything pointed to the fact that I could leave, but then I had offers and no... There was one in the winter market and I was not going to leave.

A person from the club told me that there was a very important team that wanted me, that I was "crazy" if I stayed, and I said no.

I am the captain and if I left, I would leave at the end of the season, and we'll see.

And then, well, there was always some excuse, family, wife, children... You seek the best for everyone.

I've always believed that Celta is an incredible club and I had no reason to leave it. He talks about family.

What do your godfather and grandmother mean to you and how much of their fault are they having played more than 400 games? They are like my parents.

My grandmother passed away last year and a piece of my heart was lost.

I owe everything to her, I grew up with her.

And my godfather well... One fault lies with Celta and another with him.

There was a moment, in youth, when I had doubts and he encouraged me to continue.

She took me to train, my grandmother fed me, they made me focus on my studies... They were very attentive to me and I owe everything that I am to them. Being from Marin, with family, friends and well-known sailors, How do you live a situation like that of the Galician ship sunk in Newfoundland? The brother of a friend is one of the disappeared.

He was on the boat.

It hurts because my father was also dedicated to doing that kind of tides, I know how hard it is and what it implies.

Just by looking at a sailor's hands you realize how hard he is and how much they suffer.

It's rage and it's impotence...

Knowing that it could perfectly have touched you and that you can't do anything with your own hands.

I can share some link on social networks, but nothing more.

And that is the rage of not being able to search, to help, to add... We know that these are things that happen, that thank God they do not happen often, but when they do happen it is a very difficult situation. This week many people will have realized what it means to be a sailor. I have photos of my father in which he saw those waves and said "I'm not getting on one of those boats or crazy".

And then, maybe it's your turn... My father did it out of necessity, of course, it's a job like any other, harder, but someone has to practice that profession. Who is Hugo behind the footballer? quiet.

I give everything for my friends.

I tried, and I think I've succeeded,

do not change.

I continue to lead the same life with my friends and as a father.

Sometimes it's hard because I can't be there all the time I want, but they understand. And what is Marin for you? It's everything.

I was born there, I grew up there, I made a life there... I feel very loved and respected. acquaintances from local stores?

Did you feel it on a day-to-day basis or was it normal? Well, look, I'm honest.

One of the reasons why we left Marín for Vigo was because one day my wife went out with the child, a person came to her and grabbed her by the neck to ask her for money.

If they want money, they can ask me and I try to help, as long as it's for food.

My wife was scared and she had a hard time.

That's where we moved.

And then it's inevitable, they see you a bit like a weirdo sometimes, but most behave and see me as one more.

I don't want special treatment, I just want to be one more because it really is what I am.

I grew up there, I know everyone and I don't want special treatment, I want to do the things I did before. Let's go back to football.

If I tell you about the 2016-2017 season, does it still hurt?

Does football owe Celta something? I don't know if football owes us something, but it hurts a lot.

The Europa League semi-final was Manchester United, it was complicated, but the Cup semi-final against Alavés hurts.

We were not ourselves and it escaped us.

I wanted the fans to enjoy a final, it would be a day that they would not forget because Celta is not used to reaching finals and it would be recorded forever.

Is it the great objective that remains in your career? I tell you the truth.

I will be able to leave football and the thorn in my side will be not having won a title with Celta.

There is nothing else that could make me happier, but we know that we are in a complicated competition and that there are very powerful teams and only one wins. The world waits? When we played the Europa League in 2017, we thought we were going to return the following year and perhaps we did not give the value that we had to give at that time to what we had achieved.

It's complicated, every time the teams get stronger and it's difficult to compete at all levels.

That year after the Europa League we were lost, things didn't work out for us, we were fighting for relegation with good squads and everyone told us "

After everything that happened during his visits to Riazor (in 2013 he apologized for his behavior in the visiting stands during a Galician derby), what went through your mind when you saw Celta's reserve team playing at Riazor this season in the 1st RFEF? I'm not going to lie to you, I was looking forward to getting five.

What happened before, are situations of youth, of those impulses, but then they don't stop being companions and I'm not going to wish harm on anyone.

They have had the misfortune of playing against our subsidiary and as a Celta player I want Celta to win. Would you like there to be a Galician derby again in the First Division? Yes, yes, yes, I would like to, hopefully they can go up.

It's just that you enjoy it a lot, a month before you can already breathe derby, your friends want T-shirts... It's very nice.

And now with children, I want them to enjoy it.

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