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viernes, 6 de enero de 2017

PABLO RODRIGUEZ JOINS HOUGANG UNITED IN SINGAPORE

Dreams come true for some people, and for our client PABLO RODRIGUEZ, this is one dream finally made true. Signing in Singapore. Why is a dream to play in Singapore ? Pablo says that he's been trying to play in Singapore for some time, because he likes the place, he likes the 4 cultures and its gastronomy, a safe place and a league that aspires to grow and he wants to be part of all that.
Pablo is a record breaker, he's the Spanish player with most countries played. Singapore will be his 12th country seeing and enjoying his goals.

Pablo stands at 1.90m and was a former youth graduate of local Levante UD and Valencia CF in Spain. A young Pablo played for various Spanish clubs in the lower leagues.

In 2008, Rodríguez moved abroad to Ethnikos Achna FC in the Cypriot First Division, moving to CS Mioveni in the Romanian Liga II the following year. After a brief spell in the Republic of Ireland, he returned to his homeland.

In the 2013 January transfer window, Rodríguez signed with United Sikkim F.C. in India. He made his first appearance in the I-League on 2 February, in a 1–2 loss against Shillong Lajong FC.
On 12 August 2013, Rodríguez joined Liga Nacional de Honduras side C.D. Marathón, his signing marking the seventh country he had played in. He made his debut on 8 September, scoring in a 1–2 home defeat to Deportes Savio.

On 17 March 2014, Rodríguez signed a contract with Kaya F.C. in the Philippines. He netted four goals in his first four games, including two in a 3–1 away triumph over Loyola Meralco Sparks FC.
In January 2015, Rodríguez joined Maldivian Dhivehi Premier League club Maziya S&RC. He made over 30 appearances scoring 17 goals and participating in the Asian Football Cup (AFC) .

Last season, Pablo started a new destination in Indonesia with Madura United scoring 14 goals and 4 assists that helped Madura into the 3rd position in the final standings.
2017 will see Hougang United, their supporters and the Sleague enjoying his goals.


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domingo, 31 de enero de 2016

THE TRUTH ABOUT MALDIVIAN FOOTBALL

Many people see the Maldives as a year round tourist paradise destination, with nice people, sun, sunny beaches, good enough to escape the blows of winter in Europe and rest.
To the football industry, it's all very different. This is the story (in short) of the reality of football in the archipelago of Maldives.

The following article is based on my own experience, and witnesses of other European, African and Australian players and coaches who have participated in the league of Maldives.

A league with only 8 teams, called Dhivehi League, an almost insignificant  second league and a national team with very little international success, in the last years, the best they could get is beating some regional neighbours. In 2016 even Nepal beat them 4-1 at the Bangabandhu Gold Cup  


All the games are played in the same pitch, the national stadium in Male given the reduced space available for other pitches in the tiny island of Male. If your team is one of the important ones, like New Radiant or Maziya, then your chances of  playing at night with lower temperatures are quite high, but if not, you will most likely play under the scorching sun and high degrees of humidity.
Fans rarely go to the stadiums to see the matches and therefore the players can easily hear the eco of their own voices during the games.

Dhivehi league is a very disorganized and chaotic competition, suffering from constant stops due to many unspecified factors, and it's all over after 5-6 months. The level is very low, comparable to a 5th or 6th European division. The local players are not very professional, given that they almost all smoke, don't take care of their diet, act as if they were Egyptian Gods outside the pitch and work very little in the gym. Only a couple of players have enough quality to play outside Maldives, and you can only see them in leagues like Malaysia where the level is only a little higher but with better wages.

The foreign imports who come to play in Maldives, are mostly African players, totally unknown, with poor CV, and are payed between 500-1500 USD and live in very poor conditions. Europeans or Australians can get an average of 1500-2000 USD and live in more decent conditions.

If you are a football agent, we recommend you to bear in mind that the word of Maldivian officials is not to be trusted, they rarely meet their promises, so make them sign a contract or else you will not see your money. It is also very common that your players are paid in arrears or not paid at all and you will then have to submit an official claim to FIFA, because FAM (Football Association of Maldives) will not stand by your side either. They are very endogamic.




The same is to be said about their football association (FAM), an association with many internal struggles, fighting for the control, and many scandals surrounding them, like the sacking of former national team coach, Bulgarian Velizar Popov, the only who managed to do something positive with a group of generally unprofessional and bad players.


Mucha gente ve en Maldivas un paraíso de playas blancas, gente amable, sol y descanso.
Para el mundo del fútbol es todo muy diferente. Esta es la historia resumida de la realidad del fútbol en el archipiélago de Maldivas.
La siguiente descripción está basada en mi propia experiencia y en testimonios de otros jugadores y técnicos europeos, africanos y australianos que han participado en la liga de Maldivas.

Una liga con sólo 8 equipos llamada Dhivehi League, una segunda división casi insignificante y una selección nacional que en los últimos años lo máximo que consiguió fue ganar a algún vecino regional medio importante. En este 2016 incluso Nepal les barrió por 4-1 en la Bangabandhu Gold Cup

Todos los partidos de la Dhivehi league se juegan en el mismo campo, el Estadio nacional, si tu equipo es medio importante, llámese New Radiant o Maziya lo más probable es que sus partidos se jueguen ya de noche y por lo tanto la temperatura ambiente y la humedad relativa sea algo más baja, pero no mucho más que aquellos que tienen que empezar a disputar sus partidos a las 13.00 hora local. Los aficionados brillan casi por su ausencia en casi todos los partidos, menos un par de cientos que ven los partidos de los 2 equipos grandes y algo menos si tu equipo es alguno de los otros.
La Dhivehi league es una liga bastante desestructurada ya que constantemente sufre parones, no tiene un calendario estable y como mucho se consume todo durante 5-6 meses. El nivel es equiparable a un 5ª o 6ª división europea. Los jugadores locales son poco profesionales, ya que la mayoría fuman, no cuidan su dieta, y aquel que tiene algo más de calidad o ha vestido la camiseta nacional sufre divismo y todavía trabaja menos. Sólo un par de jugadores maldivos están fuera del país, pero en la casi vecina Malasia, otra liga de un nivel bastante bajo, pero mejor que la maldiva y desde luego mejor pagada.
Los extranjeros que suelen llegar hasta Maldivas son en su mayoría jugadores africanos sin casi CV, que son pagados como mucho 2000 USD, pero la mayoría reciben 500-1000 USD  y viven en poco más que un agujero con paredes; algún europeo o australiano que ha llegado por allí reciben entre 1500-3000 USD y viven algo más decentemente.

Otro rasgo fundamental a entender sobre los clubes en Maldivas, es no creer en la palabra de sus directivos, casi siempre mienten en sus promesas, por lo que es muy probable que a un agente nunca le paguen una comisión pactada o a su jugador le paguen con retraso o simplemente no le paguen el último sueldo, por lo que tendrán que presentar una queja a la FIFA, dado que la FAM (Federación nacional) tampoco se pondrá de tu lado. Son muy endogámicos.

Lo mismo pasa con su Federación (FAM), una federación que ha sufrido problemas internos recientemente, con una lucha por su control y por medio el despido del anterior seleccionador nacional, Velizar Popov, el único que supo sacar algo positivo de un desmembrado grupo de malos jugadores en general.