2022-09-05
The Greece Super League continues to open doors for Honduran talent seeking to make themselves known in European football in a league in which Eduardo Laing He was the first soccer player born in our country to make his debut in Hellenic territory.
And it is that in the last hours the interest of the Aris of Thessaloniki, Luis Palma’s team that seeks to acquire the services of midfielder Catracho, Edwin Rodriguez.
A source confirmed to Diary Ten that the Greek team is regarding to close the signing of the four-time champion of the National League con Olympiad. The pact might close at one million euros.
In this way Edwin Rodriguez he would become the tenth Honduran footballer to play in Greece.
We share the catrachos players who have seen action in Greek territory:
1- Eduardo Tony Laing
Ethnikos Piraeus FC was the club in which the former World Cup player played with Bicolor in the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Tony played between 1982 and 1983.
2- Milton “Tyson” Núñez
17 years later, another Honduran signed for a Greek club to hang himself with the colors of the PAOK Thessaloniki in 1999. It is worth noting that this was the first European team born in Sambo Creek.
3- Carlo Costly
The World Cup qualifiers heading to South Africa They earned the “coach” to sign for Veria, a team with which he celebrated nine goals between 2012 and 2013.
4- Allan Lalin
The former Real España was at the Niki Volos and Paniliakos clubs, becoming the first catracho footballer to play for two different clubs in Greece.
5- Shannon Welcome
The brother of former World Cup player Georgie Welcome, saw action in three different clubs in that country. The first was the Archanaicos, later he militated in the Chania and finished his Greek walk in the Aigianiakos
6- Diego Reyes
The ex Platense, Real Sociedad, Olimpia and Marathón He has also been part of the legion that played in Greece and did so with Larissa in 2017.
7- Alfredo Mejia
Midfielder Catracho is one of the Honduran players who is most familiar with Greek football. His first affair was with him. Panthrakikos between 2014 and 2016. He then played with Xhanti in 2017. However, in 2020 he signed with Levadiakos, where he has had great emotions by being promoted to the first division and being the current captain of the club.
8- Deiby Flores
“Yeye” is one of the most loved players by Panetolikos. The ex Olympia and Motagua he signed in 2021, a season in which he scored two goals and became the club’s MVP.
9- Luis Palma
palm arrived at Aris of Thessaloniki coming from CDS Life at the beginning of 2022. He was also a vital part of the Hellenic team to obtain a place in the playoff phase of the UEFA Conference League.
