He The first issue of Diario de Ferrol was published on June 2, 1999.but the day before, at the Punta Arnela fairgrounds, a presentation event was held attended by the then president of the Xunta, Manuel Fraga, as well as the councilors of the region and a large representation of the Ferrolterra society. , which had more than a thousand attendees.
Among them was one of the historic presidents of the OAR, Antonio Barrosaccompanied by his son Chiquirenowned basketball coach and father of a baby who starred in one of the most endearing photos of the day, Samuel, who appeared in his mother’s arms in our first edition. To remember the anniversary, we wanted to know how the little boy has changed in these 25 years, who is now a professional basketball player following the family line and a dedicated opponent who dreams of being a firefighter in Ferrol.
Samuel, the baby of the first Diario de Ferrol | Carlos Carballeira
This man from Ferrol was born on August 11, 1998, so he was not even a year old when Diario photographer Carlos Carballeira immortalized him. After studying at Mercedarias and Tirso de Molina, he began to play professionally outside the naval city. However, he admits that “although basketball comes from my family tradition, I really liked other sports. I did judo in the Bitácora and became a Galician champion when I was 10 years old; but he also swam in Narón’s Náutico and did athletics.”
From Ferrol to Gijón
Finally, at the age of 12 he had to choose and he chose the field. He says that he went through Ferrol Baloncesto and Baloncesto Narón until he made the jump to the Breogán quarry, in Lugo. “From there, I started playing in LEB Plata, which is like the Second B in football, in teams from Cambados, the Basque Country, Castilla-La Mancha, the Valencian Community… And now I have three seasons at the Círculo Gijónwhich is the reference team in the city, where I am very comfortable because it is a very ambitious project and I have the honor of captaining the team.
Samuel Barros is the starting point guard of the Círculo Gijón | Loaned
“They always told me at home that, if I wanted to play basketball, I couldn’t leave aside my studies and that was fundamental“, values Samuel, appreciating that “as an athlete, it is a bit complicated to find economic stability because playing in the First Division is very difficult and in sport, unfortunately, at an early age we have to retire. That’s why I did the career of Labor Relations and HR“. It started on the Ferrol campus, but finished remotely and “I have been preparing the oppositions to Firefighter; “I am in an academy in Ferrol and I continue to train with courses while I play, which for me is a privilege.”
Playing professional basketball and competing is not easy, and the secret, says Samuel, is discipline and organization of your time, in addition to the push that doing what you like gives you. Fortunately, the injuries have spared him in these years of basketball, so that, in his case, retirement is something that is not considered because “I like to go day by day seeing how everything is happening. My priority is to play basketball, but At the moment when he gets the opposition, it would be difficult to combine it although I would not like to leave the sport 100%, but rather continue as an amateur.
One wish: to return
With a grandfather and a father who are the history of Ferrol basketball, Samuel recognizes that, due to his youth, “I know the times of the OAR from what they told me, but It’s a shame that children don’t have a mirror to look at themselves.. Yes, the girls, with Baxi Ferrol, it is very nice to see your city’s club up there; but there is a lack of a male team icon so that the little ones can play with the hope of being able to reach the first team. “He also confesses that”It’s a little envious to see Racing nowthat the number of people who move and are pulling Ferrol carrying its name throughout Spain is amazing.”
“It is something that would be very nice if it happened again in basketball, although things are quite complicated. Let’s see if as the years go by we return because it would be very important for the sport in general and for the children who want to continue playing in particular. by having references“, adds Samuel with hope, who would like to be able to live and work in the city again: “For me there is no city like Ferrol. After living in many different places, the quality of life that exists here cannot be found anywhere else.. I hope to be lucky and get a place here, it’s my main goal,” reflects the man from Ferrol, to whom we wish the best of fortune.
2024-05-05 12:04:15
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