Joaquín equals Zubizarreta’s 622 matches and stops playing as the second longest serving player in Serie A.

Betis player Joaquin Sanchez, who retired from action on Sunday after playing against Valencia, in Villamarín, is the second-oldest player to play a La Liga match at the age of 41 years, 318 days (41 years, 10 months and 15 days). He has been bettered only by Harry Lowe, who, as a player and coach, played a match for Donostia FC in 1935 at the age of 48. In addition, the Andalusian player matches the record set by former goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta with 622 matches played in the first division.

This is a list of the ten tallest professional players in the history of the Spanish regular competition:

1-Harry Lowe (10 August 1886, Northwich, UK), made his debut as a player for Brighton in 1913 and as a coach joined the club Donostia in 1930 (the name of Real Sociedad during the Republic), but on 24 March 1935 he found himself obliged to play the full match of the first league against Valencia He was 48 years and 226 days old.

2.- Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez (July 21, 1981, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cádiz), the midfielder made his debut with Betis in the second division in the 2000-01 season and the following season in the first division. After passing Malaga, Valencia and Fiorentina, he returned to Betis in 2015, and retired with him on June 4, 2023, at the age of 41 years and 318 days (41 years, 10 months and 15 days).

3 – Ricardo Lopez Felipe (December 30, 1971, Madrid), the goalkeeper played among others for Valladolid, Racing Santander, Manchester United and Osasuna, with whom he played his last league match at the Bernabéu on June 1, 2013. He was 41 years and 153 days old.

4- Alberto Cifuentes Martinez (May 29, 1979, Albacete), the goalkeeper made his debut in 1998 in Albacete and then passed, among others, Mallorca, Murcia, Rayo Vallecano, Salamanca, Real Murcia and Cadiz, where he arrived in 2015 in the second division, playing the last match He made his league debut against Sevilla on September 27, 2020, at the age of 41 years and 121 days. In addition, he had only played that game and another in the previous week in Division I.

5 – Amedeo Carbone (April 6, 1965, Arezzo, Italy), the defender has played among others with Parma, Sampdoria, Roma and since 1997 with Valencia, with whom he played his last league match on May 16, 2006 against Osasuna, he was 41 years and 40 days old.

6- Juan Francisco Martinez Modesto Nino (June 10, 1980, Vera, Almeria), Elche striker since the 1998-99 season, then went through Levante, Tenerife and Osasuna, to retire in Elche, where he played his last league match on May 25, 2021 against Athletic Club. He was 40 years and 349 days old.

7 – Juan Carlos Valeron (June 17, 1975, Arguineguín, Las Palmas), the midfielder played for Atlético de Madrid, Mallorca and Dépor (2000-13) and since then at UD Las Palmas, with whom he played his last league match on May 8, 2016 against Athletic Club, His age was 40 years and 326 days.

8 – Donato Gama da Silva: (December 30, 1962, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), the Spanish-Brazilian defender went through Vasco de Gama and Atletico Madrid, to play for Depor from 1993 until his retina on June 22, 2003 against Espanyol, he was 40 years old and 174 days old.

9- Manuel Pablo Garcia (January 25, 1976, Arucas, Gran Canaria), the fullback trained at UD Las Palmas and joined Dépor in 1998, where he played his last official league match on May 14, 2016 against Real Madrid, at the age of 40 years and 110 days.

10 – Jack Songo: (March 17, 1964, Sacpine, Cameroon), he played goalkeeper for Depor since 1996, and returned to it in 2003, after spending three seasons in Metz, France, and retired from it on May 23, 2004 against Racing de Santander. He was 40 years 67 days old.