Javier Portillo is one of the few footballers of lthe National Leaguel who continue to add mileage in Honduran football performing at a good level at 39 years old. With the title conquers with Olympics he reached seven medals becoming one of the most winning players nationally.
after to be crowned champion before Marathon he saved space to show his translated gratitude for his accomplished goal.
“We have to thank God, He is good to us, He gave us the opportunity to come back here, I also thank Osman Madrid, Mr. Rafa Villeda who gave his approval for him to come,” he began by saying.
And he added: “At 39 and a half, coming out champion with the best in Central America, the team of my loves, after everything I’ve been through, problems, family, four games that put me – unfair so that it never incites violence – nothing happens. ”
“This is Javier Portillo, like it or not. I don’t have silver, but I have fame and if anyone wants to gain fame, they take advantage of what little Javier Portillo can say.”
To whom do you dedicate the medal?
“I dedicate it to all the people who have been in trouble with me. I could dedicate it to my father, but I don’t like dedicating things to people who have already died, these people are served by Vida and I did it to the letter.I stick with this part that God gave me 79 years of life.to the people who wanted to hurt me with these four matches, I dedicate this medal to them. ‘realize they’ll never see me defeated, I’m going to fall, but I got up,’ he commented.
A KEY COMPLICATED BY HIM AND WHAT COMES AHEAD …
Javier Portillo did not have a good time on the left side in the first leg Marathon being overtaken by Marlon Ramirez. Faced with this he replied that it was not his age and accepted that his poor performance was due to injury.
“In the last game I wasn’t up to it, I’ve been dragging up. I was on medication for a week, but I gave up, I couldn’t stand the pain, so I kept up with it. I’m not used to it. “Machuca is not a bad player, but they put him as Messi because it happened to Javier Portillo, that leaves me calm because I still have to keep playing.”
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And he adds, “We’re going to recover from that and we’re going to be champions again. We have a good team and we have to enjoy that moment. We’re going to fight to be champions.”
Finally, he made it clear that he does not think about retirement.
“Until I die. I have one more tournament, we will work hard for them to give me another year. God will give me the opportunity to retire for more, I have to keep asking for something.”
In the twilight of his career Portillo advanced that he would become a coach, taking as an example Pere Troglio whom he considers a father.
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“Prof. Troglio, he is an example to follow, I would like to be a technician – we are already studying – and I think he is the model to follow, there is no other. I have had very good technicians, but this one happens, it’s like father and that’s where one has to give one’s soul on the pitch, “he said.
‘Pulgarcito’ reached seven titles in the National League of Honduras, all won with Olimpia. He admits his desire is to play beyond the age of forty as long as he continues to perform on the turf. He currently has six months left on his contract with the meringues.