Athletic Club jersey will be the 30th club jersey that the Uruguayan striker will wear in his career
SAO PAULO – The Uruguayan striker Sebastian ‘Loco’ Abreu said on Tuesday that he is still “hungry” for football, in his presentation as the team’s new player Athletic Club of Brazil, thirty clubs in his sporting career.
The striker said he hopes to demonstrate with his new team the “professionalism, mentality, dedication, passion” and “hunger” that he must “continue in football”, “no matter what happens”.
AbreuThe 44-year-old promised dedication during his time as a team player Athletic Club, with which he will play the Mineiro Championship, which brings together the best teams in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and asked the fans to enjoy the moment.
“Obviously we have a responsibility to train to win, but what is happening is unique, you can’t be sad,” he told reporters.
Athletic Club, a modest team from the city of Sao Joao del Rei, had not played in the first division of the Mineiro Championship for more than 50 years.
“There are people in their 50s who have never seen it Athletic Club in the First Division (of the Mineiro Championship). We will enjoy this moment a lot and I will be part of it, “he said.
Abreu ranked Atlético Mineiro, led by Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli, as the main favorite to win the tournament.
“I think he is the main candidate to win the title, in addition to the staff he has, he has hired at a high level,” he said.
The of Athletic Club It will be the 30th club-level shirt that Abreu will wear, to which must be added that of the Uruguayan team, a Guinness record in the world of elite football.
His previous team was the Boston River in his country, where he worked from mid-2019 and in which this season he continued to combine the functions of coach and player, until his resignation in November last year.
In any case, Abreu will not be a player of Athletic Club, because it already has a verbal agreement with the institution Athletics South America to play the Uruguayan 2021 First Division Championship.
In addition to being a member of several Uruguayan teams, Abreu has played for clubs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Paraguay, El Salvador, Spain, Greece and Israel.
In the case of Brazil, he also defended the colors of Gremio and Botafogo, in addition to those of other less prominent clubs such as Figueirense, Bangu and Río Branco.