Perhaps not many know it, but the icon of Mexican soccer broadcasts through Fox Sportsthe singular commentator Raul Orvananoswas a professional soccer player in the 70’s and did not start his career in the team of his loves, the atlanteanbut at Club America.
His career as a footballer was not very long, but it helped him to break through in the media, because thanks to that he helped him meet many people who paved the way for him, however, his only sin was having played in the America where he regrets having played.
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In an interview with the journalist Tono de Valdes, Raul Orvananos He talked about his stage as a footballer, where he had many unforgettable moments and also some problems with managers, his beginnings as a footballer he kept secret since many did not remember that he went through the Eagles.
“I’m going to tell you something that I’ve kept for many years and I’m sorry, I started in the America reserves… yes, I played there for a season. Well, I’m not sorry, but that’s where I started, in the professional reserves. There were 4 goalkeepers, I played a lot in reserves, but looking at those above I said ‘arriving here is going to be in Chinese'”
– Raul Orvananos.
After his first stage as azulcrema, orvañanos was able to sign with atlantean because he owned his letter.
“They told me about Atlante, and pam, let’s go. I had my letter, because I didn’t get paid in America, I signed as an amateur to have the opportunity to leave. That’s where I have more luck, I start playing, in the first season I play 30 games in a row and it was a very nice stage”, he confessed.
Raul Orvananos He admitted that he wanted to play longer, since he lacked discipline and commitment to achieve it, because if he had, he could have played another 10 years.
“My time in football, what would it have been, about 9 years I calculate, they should have been more, I am aware that I was not the best professional and that limits you. I do regret not having been more professional, because my career would have been longer, but well, there is no remedy. That has already happened”, he finished.
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