The striker came to test with Puebla at the age of 24, when the window of the opportunity to make his debut in the MX League closed, and all the goalkeepers threatened to cut the career of the Mexican top scorer of the tournament.
Santiago Ormeño is the Mexican with the most goals so far in the 2020/2021 Liga MX season, however, the striker spent three years in the Second Division before reaching Puebla in 2018. When he was 24 years old and Camoteros were led by Enrique Meza, the striker participated in a test match that the same coach had asked to add new talent to his team. At that meeting, Ormeño arrived dressed in white, as he was asked, but without stammering, a problem that could truncate the future in his professional career, which he managed to face due to his cheerful personality.
“Suddenly I turned around and saw a half-weak ‘güero’ and said, ‘That boy has two straight legs, a taxi …’ but it turns out he was Santiago Ormeño.”, remembers Octavio Becerril, who was Enrique Meza’s assistant, in addition to the fact that he was in charge of whistling that team and allowed the striker to play without legs.
“Picas” points out that the appearance of that tall, thin-skinned player changed when he gave the opening whistle, because, despite the fact that at the age of 24 he had no experience in the First Division, he showed interesting things that came to him. plate. he. Ojitos’ midfield and his coaching staff.
“In one piece they threw it towards the center forward, Ormeño’s position and when I saw him get up, he suddenly lowered it with his chest, he made a very good reception to invite the players to come quickly to he approaches to continue the game, that’s where he caught my attention “.
The details of the gamblers did not go unnoticed by the improvised referee, because after the technical staff from La Franja agreed to stay with Santiago Ormeño, Becerril asked Enrique Meza for permission to talk to the gunner who had passed through the American forces., in addition to the Pumas II Division, Púneros de Cancún and Lobos BUAP.
I put a “pin …”, he scolded him, because you have no idea why he would try without scratches, my fault because I let him play like that. “I want you to tell me which team you came to test,” he says, “Well, in Puebla, teacher,” I say, “Very good taxi … and why don’t you bring a shin?” says, “They stole them from me,” I started laughing, it’s incredible.
Octavio Becerril still remembers the arguments he gave to the striker, especially since it was not explained that he was going to apply for a job and did not have the necessary tools to prove himself in a professional team, but all the explanations gave her, all she said, “made me laugh later, because she has many ways out and many arguments for you to get rid of your anger and move on with it.”
The coach believes that Ormeño’s personality, which was made known during the eLiga MX, a tournament that took place before the cancellation of the 2020 Clause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, helped him not to give up at any time until he achieved a goal that was to make his debut and remain in the top circuit, the same opinion that Enrique Vela has, who directed him in 2017 at Pioneros de Cancún in the Second Division.
“His personality is what catapulted him to where he is. Here, in the Second Division, Santi was the main scorer, unfortunately sometimes you don’t have the continuity or the possibility to prove yourself one hundred percent. I think the “boom” or the part where Ormeño becomes known is when the pandemic suspends the tournament and they make the virtual championship. I think that his personality helped him a lot to put his name in the media and when he was offered the opportunity on the field and I think that he showed it very well, that he has a goal, that he is a charismatic player and that he -I helped “.
Enrique, the brother of Carlos and Alejandro Vela, is currently the technical director of the Tercera División de Cancún FC, remembers Ormeño as a cheerful person who always wanted to make jokes with teammates and coaches, but has a an anecdote that shows his personality. the current Puebla striker, who took him out of adverse situations.
“It’s a funny or undisciplined situation, you might say. I was about to start training, when I went out on the field to warm up, the nurse told me that Santiago was missing, that he had not arrived. So sometimes someone worries because it’s not normal for a player not to train, I scored and he didn’t respond. Suddenly, when we had been training for 15 minutes, he appeared running all barefoot, wearing his uniform and shoes to enter the field: “Teacher, teacher, excuse me, I fell asleep and I just woke up, I saw that is late and I came as soon as possible. possible ‘, that’s how Santi was, between distracted and a very funny personality “.
“He always told you in a way, he knew how to get to you and instead of being angry, you scolded him and then he made you smile, he always knew how to make us laugh after he got angry.”
It’s only been two years and four months since his debut in the First Division and, after waiting for his chance, Santiago Ormeño is finishing his second tournament as a Puebla starting striker. The 11 goals he adds in two tournaments leave him as the Mexican striker with the most scores of the season, defeating players like José Juan Macías and Henry Martín, but it all started that afternoon at the La training ground. The fringe, where some slingshots were the biggest threat to his debut dream, interrupted, but once again, his personality highlighted him.