Jerry Bengtson (33 years old), despite his age, is in full physical condition, and his nose has not lost it, indeed, looks much better now than years ago when he played abroad. She gained his trust Olympics of Pedro Troglio, something he was able to exploit.
At this point he is the scariest scorer in Honduras National League. He is a two-time league champion Olympics and in addition to being crowned champion by scoring the last tournament with 10 goals sharing the place Rubilio Castillo, continues its accelerated pace and is the current Clausura-2021 network breaker with four targets.
However, many wonder why Jerry Bengtson is not called up to the Honduras national team. The truth is that since then Jorge luis pinto left the technical direction of “H”, before it was only in a call, but it was before Fabián Coito arrive.
Last time Bengtson Bodden He was dressed in national colors was in the friendly on November 20, 2018 when Honduras fell 4-1 to Chile in the Temuco, joint venture led by Jorge Jimenez so he will adjust the three years of leaving the selection.
PINTO EXPLAINED WHY HE DIDN’T CALL HIM ANY MORE
At that time, there was a lot of talk about the Honduran striker who was not called up to the national team, despite the fact that he was having a good time. Jorge luis pinto, before leaving Honduras clarified everything that happened.
“I wanted to make it clear that there was always a secret about that situation, with the utmost respect for that boy (Bengtson). I have no anger, no hatred, but I had to respect the country. Everyone is deceived, many of them journalists, “Pinto said.
He added: “Bengtson did not return to the Honduras national team because I told him in match against Canada (November 14, 2015) when we lose 1-0 because he stopped to warm up to enter and did not want to enter. I kept it because there is confusion about all this, I want things to be clear, my respect and appreciation ”.
In November 2019, he said he did not give up the “H”
This was the reason for the revolt by which at that time the technician from Honduras, Jorge Luis Pinto, “Cut off” from the frustrated path to Russia 2018 A Jerry Bengtson. who was later worried about what the Colombian had told his federation before he left.
AND COITO WHY DON’T YOU CALL HER?
A Fabián Coito, current helmsman at Honduras national team and with which he will seek classification at Qatar World Cup 2022, was criticized for not calling for an advance OlympicsWell, it does have enough merit to be considered, but the door lock for its entrance is missing.
In fact, your own Jerry Bengtson He was surprised and at the same time worried about Coito’s refusal to include him in their calls, despite his good performances. “I worked, I don’t know if anything happened there or if they talked to Jorge Luis Pinto and he talked about me because since Professor Coito arrived they didn’t take me into account,” said the first. CDS Life Yes Motagua.
Bengtson, in that note he gave in December 2019, was clear when he said: “Going to the national team is nice, but if there is any decision that happened there, it is theirs.” At this time, Jerry Ricardo continues to make merits and formwork in his work with Olympics, but always watching the calls carefully Fabián Coito., who exclusively with TEN, talked about it.
“Depending on the plans, he is a central striker of the current local football champions team, that’s why he is a player that we constantly observe. He competes in this position with players who are in other leagues, who have different characteristics and are not yet in the election. I didn’t take him into account, but he is a player that we observe, that we consider and we constantly observe his performance “, said the national coach when asked if he will be in the next friendly matches against Greece and Belarus.
BENGTSON’S HISTORY IN FIGURES
Actually Jerry Ricardo Bengtson has 57 games and a total of 21 goals with Honduras national team, 9 of these goals, turned into World Cup qualifiers, several of them key on the road to Brazil 2014.
The debut of the Honduran scorer who played the World Cup Brazil 2014 with “H” was in the friendly on April 21, 2010 between Honduras Yes Venezuela (0-1), game played in San Pedro Sula and even that she was fired from the national team before her trip to South Africa 2010.
– First goal: Friendly: February 9, 2011: La Ceiba: Honduras 1-1 Ecuador
– Last game: Friendly: November 20, 2018: Temuco, Chile: Chile 4-1 Honduras
– Last goal: Friendly: October 8, 2015: Tegucigalpa: Honduras 1-1 Guatemala
In the Honduras National League, Jerry Bengtson currently has 231 games and a total of 115 goals. In its showcases atherosa 5 outstanding titles and 3 national titles (1 with Motagua and 2 with Olimpia).