a “pitbull” who was an electrician

This Wednesday, Carlos Belmonte skilled a kind of nights that stay endlessly etched within the reminiscence of a complete metropolis: Albacete Balompié eradicated Actual Madrid from the Copa del Rey in a frenetic match that ended with a 3-2 for the group from La Mancha.

Jefté grew to become the hero of the native group with two decisive objectives and unwavering religion. First he made it 2-1 within the eightieth minute and, when Madrid had managed to tie within the 91st minute, the Canarian striker appeared once more, scoring a ravishing aim within the 94th minute and finishing the feat of the “Mechanical Cheese”.

After this magical assembly, Jefté Betanco Sánchez (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1993) has gone from being simply one other Second Division footballer to grabbing headlines in your entire nationwide press.

The story of ‘El Pitbull’ of Alba is that of a ahead who has needed to journey midway around the globe earlier than discovering his nice showcase in Spanish soccer. He skilled within the UD Vecindario youth academy (Gran Canaria) and made his skilled debut on the age of 18 within the ranks of Hércules within the Second Division.

Between 2012 and 2017 he chained steps by way of golf equipment akin to Ontinyent, Tenerife B, Eldense, Las Palmas Atlético, Arandina and Unión Viera in Second B and Third/Preferential classes. He then hung out in Austria, Romania and Cyprus in groups akin to SV Ried, Stadl-Paura and Pafos, ultimately taking part in in Champions League and Convention League matches with CFR Cluj.

1. The canary that conquered Greece

Earlier than falling in love with the Albacete followers, Jefté dazzled on the opposite aspect of the Mediterranean within the Greek Tremendous League. He arrived at Panserraikos within the 2024-2025 season and emerged as the highest scorer within the common championship with 19 objectives in 30 video games.

The Canarian ‘space killer’ caught the eye of Olympiacos. In the summertime of 2025, Albacete Balompié agreed to his mortgage with a purchase order choice for the present season and in August of that yr he was introduced as the brand new Alba ahead.

Within the group from La Mancha, Jefté accumulates 4 objectives in 18 LaLiga Hypermotion video games, to which he provides one other 4 objectives within the Copa del Rey towards San Fernando, Celta and Actual Madrid.

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2. He nearly left soccer to be an electrician

At 24 years outdated, Jefté suffered a disaster {of professional} stability after stringing collectively short-term contracts and ended up hanging up his boots for a couple of months. Stage the place he began working as an electrician, combining the commerce with coaching on his personal in his neighborhood.

He himself has acknowledged in a number of interviews that 9 years in the past he “needed to go away soccer.” It was because of the assist of his household and his psychologist that Jefté regained his enthusiasm for competing and rediscovering the aim.

3. “Unusual” tank ahead

Regardless of his bodily prowess (nearly 1.90 meters tall), the Canary Islander is outlined as a “unusual” attacker. He likes to minimize low, group up together with his teammates, play on the wing and take part within the improvement of Albacete’s assault.

4. A aim from their very own subject

Throughout his time in Romania he scored a hat-trick with Farul Constanta and scored a aim nearly from his personal subject towards Dinamo, flashes that, nevertheless, didn’t have the media echo then that he has discovered now with the Cup showcase.

5. He has been by way of greater than 20 groups

Between Spain and overseas, he has gone by way of the ranks of greater than 20 groups in about 15 years of profession, an nearly unfathomable route that displays his globetrotting philosophy. Now, at 32 years outdated and after signing a terrific cup feat on the Carlos Belmonte, Jefté faces what may very well be the right begin for a definitive consecration.