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Recarte. On 2 September 1934, he played his last game as an active player and then he left football to dedicate himself
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at the age of 18, and playing for the team until 1927, when he was diagnosed with an illness that ended his time as a Madrid player. He was advised to stop actively playing sports and although he remained linked to Madrid as an
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co-religionists, he saved his life by escaping execution on four occasions not only because of the well-off and good position of his family, but also due to being a famous football player. According to historian
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