2022-08-24
Calm, very calm, the Mexican soccer player Carlos Albert Pena Rodríguez spoke for the first time as a player of the Life Sports Club from Honduras.
One day following his surprise signing was announced, the man known as “Gullit” confessed everything regarding what he expects from his new adventure in La Ceiba, where he already has an idea of what his day to day will be like with the Cocotero club that will have him in the country next Wednesday, August 31.
“I am very happy to come to a historic team, we reached a good agreement; to contribute my grain of sand and go forward”, were the first words of the Aztec mixed midfielder to Hondusports Radio.
The Gullit aims to “be champions” with the red set. “I was motivated to come to Vida because of the project they have, I fell in love with it, as well as with the fans… wanting to keep a little star in the team. They (directors) are good people, the project has a vision and they are moving forward, something that has always been the case in my career”.
The Life he has an overpopulation of good elements in midfield. Denis Meléndez, Roger Sanders, Marcelo Canales, Rembrandt Flores and the young Johan Centeno, play in the same position where the Aztec World Cup takes place in Brazil 2014.
“As long as it’s a healthy competition, the team is going to get up, there’s no problem with that. It’s good that there are quality players, the coach will know who to put in and as long as they compete for ownership, the one that team by inertia will lift”, said the Tuzos del Pachuca youth squad, former Leon, Chivas, Cruz Azul, Necaxa and Rangers de Scotland.
“I’m 32 years old, I’m not that old yet, ha ha ha. I have spoken with the president and they know that I have no problem playing, either as a mixed or hitch. I’m still young and we can still give it. Thank God I have a lot of experience to teach young people and they continue to learn from me as I have done in all the teams where I have been. In all the teams where I’ve been, I’ve always given everything, I don’t hold anything back”, Peña pointed out.
– His sports career –
The Gullit He has worn 12 shirts in his nearly 10-year professional career. His last two passages have been in the FAS of El Salvador, where he was captain and led them to the championship following nine years of drought in 2021.
His last club was eight months ago in Antigua Guatemala, there he came as a fire extinguisher, since the team flirted with relegation and with his incorporation they shook off the bad streak until they reached the semifinal instance.
– What do you know regarding Honduras and Vida? – they consulted the former Mexican national team.
“Many people have contacted me through my social networks… they tell me that the shots are very good (laughs). I am very happy for all the reception, I have gone to play with the national team (from Mexico) to Honduras and they are passionate regarding soccer, I hope to meet their expectations and God willing, things go well for us. I come to a big team, with a lot of history, I know the responsibility of being in the club”, he says.
El Gullit also mentioned what he remembers playing in Honduras when he was defending Tricolor in the tie for Brazil. “The fans that give themselves to the maximum and it was a very, very good team, brave as it should be. The game was good, but very hot, yes”.
Regarding his physical present, Peña He affirms that “I’m fine, I keep training and do my things”. In addition, he also reported that the bond is, “for one year, but we all know in the middle that in six months you can leave the team.”
On whether he thinks that if he had a good performance with Vida, it would lead him to have an opportunity once more and return to the National Team, he was blunt in his response: “The truth is that I’m not interested in that. I’m going to do, first of all God, good things with the team, that’s my only thought. Then time will tell”, he closed it.
