Jun 21, 2024, 11:56 PM ET
Giménez’s former teammates in the ‘Machine’ agreed that the attacker had qualities to stand out and said they were happy with his present
Santiago GimenezFeyenoord forward, has transcended borders without depending on his father, Christian Giménez, but on his own merits, some of his former Cruz Azul youth teammates said.
The celestial exporter, Alejandro Jair Peláezwas part of the first Cruzazulino team when Santiago Gimenez He was just beginning his professional career, as he is around eight years older than him.
“I remember very well Santiago Gimenez in reserves; He was a determined boy. His ceiling was and will continue to be very high. He was a little shy, because he was one of the youngest as he was part of the Sub 20 affiliate, although he always knew how to form a group and, obviously, he had more contact with those who had been playing since Sub 15, Sub 17.”
“From then on he was a great boy and prioritized his performance; I tell you this because when he was already in the first team, he took care of himself, after the thrombosis he experienced. Santiago Gimenez I was very independent; “I’m clear that he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps, but also make his career based on his own merits.”
“His father guided him”
For its part, Victor Zunigawho played with the cement workers as a right winger, expressed that “at Santiago Gimenez I had to see him from Sub 15, Sub 17, until reaching Sub 20, where I could already see very good qualities. Above all, I remember very well in Under 17, the good ball striking that he already had since then.”
“Later, upon moving up to the first team, one could see the player Santi could be, what he could become due to his great qualities,” he said.
“Obviously, with the passage of time he polished his skills and something very important, it was his father who guided him. And I want to think that ‘Chaco’ was also very important for Santi to be where he is now.”
He did not hesitate to point out that “it has also helped Santi how great a person and human being he is, because he is focused on what he does, he is focused on what he wants and his mentality is also something very important in his career and in His person”.
He added that the times he had to share with Gimenez on the field, or in training, “one who lived it, realized what a great player he could become… I am very happy for him and always wishing him every success.”
Víctor Zúñiga finally stated: “If I remember correctly, when Santi debuted in Copa MX, he came in for me, in a match against Tigres in Monterrey.”
“I never imagined it would go this far.”
Rosario Cota also does not forget the growth stage of Santiago Gimenez with Blue Cross: “I knew him since I was a child; I was already training in the first team and Santi went and kicked, but he started training with us when I was already on the team. Blue Cross“.
“They called him to train from the age of 15 and he learned a lot; being with us since he was a child helped him,” he stated.
He said that he always noticed a great football quality, but… “when I met him, they corrected him a lot, because they gave him the ball and he never leaned on it. Today he is smarter, he is stronger; he has had a very big change. great and I like him, because he is a great boy.
‘Chayo’ Cota highlighted the gift of people from Santiago Gimenez: “He is a great person; in what I had to live with him, he is a very polite boy, I never imagined he would go this far!”
