Currucale, Haro, and Boixet: from Mallorca to Levante's promotion to Primera.

The match between Levante UD and RCD Mallorca will feature a new edition of the historical exhibition located in the VIP box of the stadium. On this occasion, the exhibition will be dedicated to Currucale, Haro, and Boixet, three footballers who switched from Mallorca's jersey to Levante's in the summer of 1962 to join the legendary squad that achieved promotion to the First Division at the end of the 1962-1963 season.

A transfer marked by the Uribe operation

Through different paths, the three players joined the Levante ecosystem. Haro and Currucale were part of the well-known Uribe operation. The Basque defender left Levante's ranks in the summer of 1962 to join Mallorca. The Balearic club showed significant interest in the defender. As part of that operation, Currucale and Haro were included, as established by Eduardo Clérigues, in his capacity as president, during an interview given in the summer of 1962, coinciding with the restructuring of the blue and red squad for the 62-63 season.

The trio was completed with the addition of Boixet, who also had a past with Mallorca. In fact, Boixet and Currucale shared minutes and matches as key players in the midfield of Mallorca in the top division.

The summer of 1962

That summer of 1962 was marked by profound political instability and the beginning of social change. The historic miners' strikes in Asturias, which spread to various parts of the country, stood out, as well as intense anarchist activity against Franco, including an attempted attack in San Sebastián. These events led to the renewal of Franco's government towards a more technocratic profile.

At that time, Levante was renewing the configuration of its squad. Lelé, the blue and red coach, was at the helm of that structure. The Galician coach was entering his third consecutive season as the head of the Vallejo bench. The coach managed to maintain his position in a historically change-prone environment.

The construction of the promotion team

The squad underwent significant changes. Key players like Esparza and Uribe left. The team incorporated new talents such as Calpe, Rodri, Domínguez, and Wanderley. Serafín, Torrents, and Vall represented the old guard despite the youth reflected in their respective IDs.

That Levante pursued the long-awaited promotion to the First Division. It was a legitimate aspiration, as the key figures of the club emphasized during the summer of 1962. Valencia, as a city, had the potential to reliably support two teams in the elite. The Levante dreamed of a leap of colossal dimensions. It was a step they had never taken before.

The marked challenge eventually became a reality, although the blue and red team had to overcome a demanding playoff against Deportivo de La Coruña.

The role of Currucale, Haro, and Boixet

Currucale participated in the decisive match played in Vallejo at the dawn of June 1963. There is an iconic image of the footballer celebrating one of the goals that validated Levante's success.

Haro left his mark in the league competition with a total of nine goals, although he lost prominence in the attack axis after the emergence of Wanderley during the second half of the championship.

Boixet did not have many opportunities in the league, although Levante's journey in the Cup allowed him to accumulate several starts.

Unpublished documents and photographs

The exhibition installed in the VIP box will showcase documents and photographs related to Currucale, Haro, and Boixet during their time as footballers for Levante, recovering the memory of three protagonists linked to the most emblematic promotion in the history of the Granotas.