After the first league title in the history of Atlético Bucaramanga, President Jaime Elías Quintero spoke with Caracol Radio’s El Alargue about the success this semester under the technical leadership of Rafael Dudamel, a coach he always wanted to hire and who ended up giving his club its first star in 75 years of life. “It’s all his. “He formed a warrior and winning team,” he commented.
When asked about the process that Bucaramanga has been going through in recent months, Quintero stated that he does not handle this concept in his presidency. He doesn’t see that the club has this because for him a process is when players from the lower categories come up, play and stand out in the professional team. He believes that it is a term that is better suited for national teams.
“I do recommend to those who talk about process, that that is what the National Team does. We brought 16 players in January for this tournament and we came out champions. What process? (…) Process is when you come with U-17, U-19, U-20, players who are ascending. In minor divisions we are not good, and I have to be realistic with that. Today with the professional team there is only one U-20 player″he commented.
The leader added that another case where there was no trial and it all ended with a title, it was that of Deportivo Pereira in 2022, another who won his first title in history with Alejandro Restrepo as coach: “I have no words to define that stage that Pereira lived and that we live through.”
From now on, Quintero is thinking about putting together the team for the 2025 Copa Libertadores. He wants to sign quality footballers this semester so that the roster that will play in the international tournament is formed. He confirmed that several players have called him with the intention of joining this project.
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