Mexican striker Santiago Jimenez is on the buy list of various teams across Europe. However, the Aztec element is now in the spotlight of the Portuguese sports press.After it was revealed that his childhood idol was the former Atlético de Madrid and the Portuguese team Maniche..
Live on the social network Instagram Jimenez, the current player of the Dutch Feyenoord, He assured that the former Rojiblanco midfielder was his “great idol” as a child.and that the ex-Portuguese is known only to those who “understand football”.
“When I was little my idol was Manish. Only those who understand football know about this, ”the young man said in a statement widely circulated in Portugal. Moreover, in the same way, Santiago Jimenez remembered who was his favorite in Liga MX: where he played with Cruz Azul before emigrating to European soil.
Judging by what was said on the networks, it was Adolfo “Bofo” Bautista, formerly of Chivas and Jaguares, among others. “I really enjoyed it and thanks to my dad (former Pachuca and Cruz Azul, Christian Jimenez) I had autographs on a lot of his T-shirts.” — said the 22-year-old striker.
This is not the only thing that attracted the attention of the press in Portugal, as there are also rumors about a possible visit to the Portuguese country. lThe information indicates that Benfica are interested in taking over the services of the Aztecs. coincidentally, this is one of the clubs that Manish went through during his career.
Who was Manishe?
Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, better known as Maniche, is a former midfielder. He was a great figure in Portuguese football and throughout his career played for the country’s big three: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP.. In addition, outside their country of origin, team shirts such as Inter Milan, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid.
Represented his team in the European Championship organized by Portugal in 2004 and the World Championship 2006 in Germany, where noted the first goal in a 2-1 win against Mexico.
Source: La Opinion
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