Rafael Dudamel, the Venezuelan who offers Atlético Bucaramanga the primary star

Dudamel arrived in Bucaramanga in December 2023 to obtain the Leopard / Picture: Courtesy

Venezuelan Rafael Dudamel will go down within the historical past of Colombian soccer because the coach who gave Atlético Bucaramanga the primary star of the native league, a staff that he put along with the carbonero’s religion that he may attain the highest of the soccer firmament.

And Dudamel, 51 years outdated, managed with a group of workers to depart behind a 75-year wait to say champion and thereby connect the primary star to his protect and take the cup with which they award to his show case for the primary time. to the winner of the league in Colombia.

It was a long-suffering championship, fought till the final second and that this Saturday was determined within the penalty shootout as a result of on mixture the groups had been tied 3-3, following the 3-2 second leg and the 1-0 first leg.

In that luck, the Búcaros scored six of their seven costs, whereas Santa Fe hit 5 and missed two.

Dudamel, who was born on January 7, 1973 in San Felipe (Venezuela), arrived in Bucaramanga in December 2023 to obtain Leopardo, which was going by means of one other interval of lean instances when it comes to outcomes.

Despite the fact that 16 gamers left the staff at the moment, he started working and started to recruit gamers who match what he had in thoughts.

That is how goalkeeper Aldair Quintana and Argentine Fabián Sambueza arrived, a high quality midfielder with an attacking vocation who solved many video games for the staff.

Helped by his technical assistant, additionally Venezuelan Marcos Mathias, he designed an uncommon scheme of 5 defenders, two model midfielders and two creatives who fed a single striker. It’s what is called a 5-2-2-1, however it may range in keeping with the wants of every match.

Different architects of the title had been Jéfferson Mena, chief and captain of the staff; Freddy Hinestroza and Fabry Castro.

Fantastic gamers reminiscent of Argentines Américo Montanini, Miguel Oswaldo González and Jorge Ramoa, in addition to Colombians Hermán ‘Cuca’ Aceros and Misael ‘El Papo’ Flórez, amongst others, handed by means of the Leopardo staff in different many years.

Colombia / EFE