Cut through a series of criminal definitions. Convert the goal that gives him promotion to the First Division. And being the first professional goalkeeper with a chance to compete in the highest category of national basketball makes Jorge De Olivera a benchmark for sport in Misiones. This Thursday, the Deliberative Council of Posadas awarded him a recognition for his career.
A native of Posadas, the goalkeeper emigrated very young from the red land with the aim of reaching the First Division. First, Vélez Sarsfield appeared in his life, then Nueva Chicago, then he went through Racing Club, Rubio Ñu, Cobreloa, among others. But in 2017 he arrived in Platense and his football life changed forever.
In 2017, the “Squid” was in Metropolitan B and the missionary was fundamental in the two promotions that Vicente López’s institution achieved. The goalkeeper was fundamental in the series of penalties against Estudiantes, saving a penalty and converting the goal that decreed promotion to the First Division.
This Thursday morning, the Deliberative Council awarded the goalkeeper a recognition for his extensive career in Argentine soccer. “Personally, this makes me very happy because it shows that all the sacrifice that one has been making has its reward. I am proud to wear the colors of Posadas, Misiones every game “said the missionary in dialogue with Misiones OnLine TV.
Regarding his return to the First Division, Jorge expressed “We did not have time to prepare for the first-class championship in ideal times, we were still able to live up to it and meet the goal that was to be above 1000 in the averages. In the next tournament we also hope to be up to the task “, He said.
“On a personal level I never imagined everything I have been achieving at the club. Enter the history of the club for being the goalkeeper with the longest time without being scored. These things generate commitment to keep looking for things ahead “, expressed the former Guaraní player Antonio Franco.
In the current season, against Rosario Central, Jorge De Olivera became the first goalkeeper from Platense to score a goal in the First Division. “I have not yet taken the dimension, it was just that I am the first goalkeeper of the institution to score a goal. The truth is that I am happy ”, commented the goalkeeper who scored 3-1 against “Canalla”.
Jorge De Olivera…. indoors
Play soccer and pass basketball. Will it happen?
When he got the “brown” intuition, the one who was president of the institution promised him that if he promoted he would have minutes in the National Basketball League. But of course … Jorge was promoted twice and is looking forward to his debut in the elite of Argentine basketball.
There should be no problem for the goalkeeper’s wish to be realized. Platense disputes the National League and the height should not be a problem for the goalkeeper. “The people at the club know my love for basketball”, He began by saying about the anecdote with the president of the Squid club.
“Chatting in a game I told Fernando Wendt (vice president of the club) that if we get promoted, he should give me a few minutes on the basketball team. We shook hands like gentlemen. We already wanted to do it but it did not happen, surely by the end of the year we will do it, it will be a matter of time “, he commented excited to debut Platense, but in basketball.
“Platense is the icing on the cake in my career”
He played in Racing, Guaraní Antonio Franco, Cobreloa, Nueva Chicago, Aldosivi but Platense became the “icing on the cake” of his career. Currently, the missionary is the leader of the squid team and has a contract until December 2022. He will save until he is 40 years old … quite a kid.
“The club makes it worth all the effort as a kid. Platense is the icing on the cake of my career “, aJorge De Olivera added.
Although he is 38 years old and has a long history of football, Jorge still feels nervous in games. “The tickles are in every game, if you no longer feel it you have to step aside. We have played with River, San Lorenzo and those teams demand concentration but you end up enjoying it ”, He said.
Tattoos that last a lifetime …
The fan is always crazy. Travel hundreds of miles to see a game that only lasts 90 minutes. Cry, laugh and whore, but they always are. Among the crazy things they do, tattoos always highlight the “crazy things” that their sympathizers do.
“The fans are crazy, out there from this side it is difficult to understand but it is their passion. Being in someone’s shoes for the rest of your life is strong, but they are things that football has. It is a show of affection”, He said.
Finally, Jorge De Olivera left a message for the hundreds of thousands of missionaries who dream of reaching the First Division. “Unfortunately at this time they have to continue with the care that each discipline has on a day-to-day basis. With perseverance, with sacrifice and will, everything is possible. Today after so much travel I can tell you that this goes hand in hand with sacrifice, if one is prepared and sacrifice can be fulfilled, one has to fight for dreams ”, concluded the missionary who will begin the preseason with Platense next Monday.
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