Tribute to one of his recasters made the Artigas de Fútbol Children
In a ceremony in which leaders, players, special guests, representatives of the Sports Division of the Intendencia de Cerro Largo and one of the daughters, was designated by Elías “Mono” Denis to the main court of the sports complex located in the east of the city of Melo.
In this way, the children’s football area of the Artigas Club made a fair recognition to a leader who contributed to the recast of the institution almost 50 years ago.
“Speaking today is a surprise, the president asks me because I had the privilege of seeing him play and it really was one of those really exceptional players with a difficult refined technique of the same” He began by saying Professor Ary Ney Sorondo.
“In football I became a partner in the practices because personally I came to play in reserve of Artigas and in a friendly match of the 1st division. It was honestly not one of those who had enough enable to integrate it” He pointed out.
“I keep in my memory the presence on the court with that subtlety, impeccable that the monkey had, that manhood of good, that simple, macanudo man, of good friendship, leader among his companions” The former departmental mayor stood out on the prestigious honored figure. “It was of those leaders who conquest precisely leadership, for his way of being, for his behavior, for his quality of football. That remained in the memory. Today I must be the partner number 6 or 7 of the Artigas, I was a life within that institution that I had to be in a secretary time and where my father was president” recalled.
“To this court I was followed because my grandchildren came to play in the children’s football of Artigas. Here we shared many moments, but today when we arrived we were surprised at all the progress that this space has had, of everything that has been done that it is well known that it is with a lot of sacrifice.” projection.
“For me this is one of the beautiful honors that one can have in life, being able to be paying for that great person” reiterated. “More than a soccer player, the monkey Denis was a great person. Thanks to those who had the initiative to make this tribute so nice and so deserved that it will be in my memory” Ary Ney Sorondo said.
Then, one of those responsible for the sports area of the Intendencia de Cerro Largo, Mariana Sorribas, He greeted Denis’s family. “I think this tribute is very deserved and I hope you enjoy it.” said.
Grow from its roots
The president of Artigas SC’s children’s football thanked all who were present at the event held on Saturday, October 4, late in the afternoon. “Maybe many people deserve a tribute, here for example is Alejandro Aquino for whom I ask for a strong applause, but this is very sense. The monkey left this. I was born in 1979 and today I have held Gabriel Billafán.
“Here we all get together, of different religions, of different social status and even of different ideologies because here what matters is that children come, do sports, enjoy, have fun and compete as to most Uruguayans we like it” said.
“This tribute wanted to do it so that the club in children’s football feels roots, have its story present” express.
Projects to continue growing
Billafán said that the Board of Directors is working on new concretions for the benefit of all children and the community where the sports complex is nestled.
“We want to improve an auxiliary field and practices that we have. Not only for the artigas, we want to make this a public space with games for children and the other end we want to build a soccer field and basketball with exercise devices for all those who want to come. We aspire to a public space for the entire neighborhood” He stressed.
“This left us Denis, we will continue forward” The president of the Children’s Soccer of the Artigas Club promised.
