Done deal! Specialist leaves Benfica after 12 years for Fàbregas' Como | OneFootball

The transfer market is not only about players and coaches. The people working behind the scenes also continue to be part of changes, and one of them involves Rúben Soares, an analyst who represented Benfica over the last 12 seasons.

After more than a decade serving the Eagles, the 35-year-old professional is preparing to begin a new stage of his career. Rúben Soares will join the coaching staff of Como 1907, the team led by Cesc Fàbregas, which will compete in the Champions League. The information was reported by Record.

During his time at Benfica, the analyst worked with several renowned coaches, including Bruno Lage, Jorge Jesus, Roger Schmidt and José Mourinho. Through social media, Rúben Soares published a long farewell message, in which he looked back on the years spent at Benfica and thanked everyone with whom he shared the journey.

"Now that the moment of departure has arrived, it is impossible not to feel a huge tightness in the heart. It is hard to leave what was our home, to leave the friends I made over the years, to leave my colleagues, the players, the fans and this great club. But, above all, I take with me what really matters: the people, the memories, the values and the joy of several trophies won".

In the final part of the message, Rúben Soares explained that the decision to leave the Luz was motivated by the desire to take on a new challenge in his career: "Today I am leaving my comfort zone to embrace a new challenge, with the ambition of continuing to grow. But there is one certainty I take with me: Sport Lisboa e Benfica will always be part of my story. I came in with enormous pride in representing this symbol and I leave with exactly the same feeling of gratitude. Because we may change our path, but there are places that never stop being home".

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