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Nacho Gonzalez Santana, a 37-year-old former professional footballer from Madrid, is among the frontline workers fighting the coronavirus COVID-19 in Spain.
Gonzalez played for clubs in the third and fourth-tiers of Spanish football including Getafe B and San Sebastian de los Reyes, combining his career with medical studies.
He now works at a hospital in Torrejon on the outskirts of Madrid and with his colleagues is coping with extremely challenging conditions because of the spread of the coronavirus.
In an interview with Spanish player union AFE, Gonzalez said he draws on the skills he learnt as a footballer. “Working in a team, solidarity, effort…they’re important in football and now,” he said.
