They began playing in the same computer, the Penya Blaugrana Zinc Copes, when both were Benjamin, aged eight. Jordi Codina and Victor Valdes face tomorrow at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez in Getafe, 20 years after those first games in the field of the Free Zone where they began a sports career that has allowed them to consolidate in the First Division and share a dressing room in the Catalan . "I've known him since childhood, are of the same fifth and I am delighted that little by little has succeeded in demonstrating what a great goalkeeper who is," says Codina, born in Barcelona 28 years ago, witnessed first hand the whole race Valdés from its infancy to its arrival in the senior team. "At that time, Victor and you could see some special things, details that other children had. You could see he was a great keeper, but nobody thought to get to first, but enjoy football. "
Codina and Valdes played together in Benjamin and fry. Already a cadet, parted ways. Victor went to Barca and Codina, Espanyol. "Every year we faced at least a couple of times, games were very intense because in those categories, the maximum is equal and parties to stop living," says Catalan Getafe goalkeeper admirer of Victor, who has re-match in the Catalan team friendly. Enjoys social networks, Codina hung last week on Twitter a video on the best stops blaugrana goal. Interestingly, his Twitter profile is adorned with a picture of him in a face to face with Leo Messi. "I passed that picture just as I was registering on Twitter and I liked it." The play, certainly not finished in the Argentine goal. "Ultimately, I took the ball on the right foot."
Jump to Real Madrid
Codina played three years in the lower grades before joining Espanyol for Damm. "There were three good goalkeepers and I preferred to leave rather than play one game a month." It was a gamble, but in the long term, the results were excellent: the Real Madrid signed him when he was a Junior last year and went on to debut at first hand of Bernd Schuster, the last day of the League 2007 - 08. Tomorrow will face Barca, after 2-1 in the Nou Camp last year. "Barça have to try to stop doing things very well," said Codina, who sees a fundamental difference between the two major contenders. "Barca played better, but Real Madrid can play badly and win, and it seems that Barca has a hard time winning when things did not go well at all." After closing last year his time at Real Madrid and sign his move to Getafe for three seasons until 2013, Codina does not concern a return to the club. "I'm fine here, I have minutes and not think back, in addition to my knowledge, there are looking for more gatekeepers.
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