Koke reaches 750 Atlético de Madrid appearances as legend grows

Koke has secured his place among the immortals of Atlético history. Last night against Bayern Munich, the captain played his 750th match in the red-and-white shirt, and no fewer than his 120th in the Champions League.

By featuring in the clash between Atlético de Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Metropolitano, which ended in a 0-2 win for the Germans, Jorge Resurrección 'Koke' played his 750th match as an Atlético de Madrid player. It is another milestone in the remarkable career of the Vallecas-born midfielder, who keeps going from record to record. It was also Koke's 120th appearance in the Champions League.

Already the player who has worn the Atlético shirt more times than anyone else, the Atleti captain is now almost two hundred matches clear of two of the club's other great legends, Jan Oblak and Adelardo Rodríguez, who are level in second place on the list with 553 each.

Koke made his first-team debut for Atleti on 19 September 2009. Since then, he has been smashing every longevity record at the club. In fact, last September he became the player with the tenth-most appearances in Spain's top flight.

With 50 goals and 122 assists at club level so far, Koke is the Atlético player with the most Spain caps (70), and his trophy cabinet shines with two LaLiga titles, one Copa del Rey, one Spanish Super Cup, two Europa League titles and two UEFA Super Cups. He is level with Godín as the Atleti player with the second-most trophies, behind only Adelardo, who won a total of ten titles with the club.