The Athletic Club shirt will be the 30th club shirt that the Uruguayan forward will wear in his career
SAO PAULO – The Uruguayan attacker Sebastian ‘Loco’ Abreu confirmed this Tuesday that he is still “hungry” for football, in his presentation as the new player of the Athletic Club of Brazil, the thirty club of his sports career.
The forward said he hopes to demonstrate with his new team “the professionalism, the mindset, the dedication, the passion” and “the hunger” he has to “keep going in football,” “no matter what happens.”
Abreu, 44, pledged dedication in his time as a player of the Athletics club, with which he will play the Mineiro Championship, which brings together the best teams from 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.
The Athletics club, a modest team from the city of Sao Joao del Rei, had not played in the First Division of the Mineiro Championship for over 50 years.
“There are people in their 50s who have the Athletics club in the First Division (of the Mineiro Championship). We are going to enjoy this moment a lot and I will be a part of it, ”he said.
Abreu Atlético Mineiro, led by Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli, ranked it as the top 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 also hired high-ranking staff,” he said.
The from Athletics club It will be the 30th club-level jersey 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 his country’s Boston River, where he had been active since mid-2019 and where he combined coach and player roles this season, until his dismissal last November.
However, Abreu will not be a player of the Athletics club, as it already has a verbal agreement with the institution Athletic South America to play the 2021 Uruguayan Championship of the First Division.
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.