He is the man of the moment Honduras National League and the goalscorer that has all fans of it Real Spain Ramiro Iván RoccaBorn in Hughes, Argentina, the forward came to the “aurinegro” to cement his fame as a goalscorer, which he garnered by breaking nets in El Salvador and Guatemala.
The credit of his arrival to the first three-time national champion goes to the sports director, Javier Delgado, and while the ‘sheriff’ declares that ‘every player of the club is not the merit of a person, but of cooperation’, they recognize within the institution that Delgado was a fundamental part of the contact and subsequent arrival of the Argentinian attacker . This is the story of the arrival of the current scorer Closure 2021.
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In mid-December, the chairman, Elijah BurbaraHe picked up the phone to contact an old acquaintance to offer him the Sports Directorate of a club that had asked for it after going from failure to failure.
On the other side of the cell phone, Javier Delgado replied and it was from that moment on that the Tico “started looking for competition by competition, first in the National League, then in Guatemala, where I have many friends, in El Salvador, Panama. at the end of the day I contacted Ramiro’s agent who I already knew from working in Costa Rica, we spoke to each other through another player; a Paraguayan I had had as a sports director when I was at Universitarios de Costa Rica wanted to take him with us, but we couldn’t. That’s where we started talking about Ramiro and he told me about his contractual situation, that it was complicated, that there was an exit clause, but that the priority was with the municipality, ” Delgado began by narrating in an interview with TEN
Delgado admits that Rocca immediately loved by him scorer record and points out that “the key was our patience” as the council’s departure was complex due to the contractual issue and even participation in the Guatemalan domestic tournament was reasonable since times, contact with the South American’s representative began: “I had very little contact with Ramiro, it was all with the broker, because Ramiro was in the middle of the championship with Municipal, you had to be very careful, very tactful. He went directly with the representative, until the end, when decisions had to be made. I had a first meeting with Ramiro ”.
In that first contact of the “Sheriff” with the “Pistolero”, Ramiro provided a pleasant surprise by showing interest not only in economics, but also in everything that was and surrounded Real España, “he had no doubts, but he wanted to make sure that if he had a club in The someone who was comfortable and scorer had to improve in every way, he asked about the club, the city, the team we had, the selected teams, it caught my attention because the player often leaves for the economic part alone , but he was interested in everything. “
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However, the negotiation was not easy due to the controversy and commotion that arose when the news became known in Guatemala because the footballer was in full competition with the Reds in the final stages.
Delgado admits that “it is always difficult to score a goal for anything he represents” and even acknowledges that “at one point we thought it wouldn’t happen, when in Guatemala the news came out that Ramiro was already had signed and already made a commitment to us, the controversy arose and the player was pressured, hurt because they started talking a lot of things “at that point both the club and the player’s environment decided” to give the talks a “Stop little and agree with the rep that everything was going to be determined when the championship is over.”
Fortunately for that Real Spain The work was done, Ramiro’s interest grew thanks to the conversation with Delgado, and despite offers from two other institutions, he decided in San Pedro Sula“At the end of the day, what we talked to Ramiro about was fundamental for him to decide to come,” said Delgado.
Rocca He has fallen on the right foot at the Royal Camp, with 8 goals in 9 games he is the top scorer of the Clausura 2021 and that has generated rumors, comments and some interest; But Delgado and the club remain calm as he assures that, despite the fact that “there is the risk of a goalscorer who has a price for his goals, Ramiro has a two-year contract and is protected in both ways; him as from the club. “
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A possible departure of the born in Hugues It could only happen if the offer meets the expectations of the institution, but it is clear that ‘the priority is to keep it’ as the black and yellow horizon is clear ‘to build a team that is not only is for a tournament; the plan is to maintain a base, a team that can be supported and give results for 2, 3, 4 tournaments ”.
Finally, Javier Delgado acknowledges that “Ramiro’s is no coincidence, it has already been ratified in El Salvador, Guatemala and now in Honduras” and makes it very clear that if a club wants him in their ranks, they will have to pay for a transfer, make an investment. “