Mar del Plata fever for Emiliano “El Dibu” Martinez, the goalkeeper of the albiceleste, does not stop. In full World Cup fervor, a campaign was launched on the website change.org to collect signatures to remove the historic sea lion statues from the boulevardat the descent of the bristol beach. It happens that the goalkeeper is a native of the spa city. “We need a statue of Dibu riding a sea lion for yesterday,” the fans commented in the proposal.
Asked by the journalist Miguel Angel “Titi” Fernandez, the archer said that he did not want them to remove the wolves, which are a traditional symbol of “La Feliz”, but that he would like them to put his statue “next to the little wolf, or above, to cocochito”. “It wouldn’t be bad,” El Dibu laughed.
Even in Mar del Plata, a small plane that crossed the sea several times could be seen in recent days, carrying a sign dedicated to the goalkeeper, with the legend “Draw you we love” on a background with the Argentine flag.
In addition, in June, El Dibu was declared “Featured Sportsman” of sea of silver for him deliberative Council. “Just telling them that if they really want to, they can go where they want. I come from the neighborhood… I get excited. Follow your dreams, keep growing, we are going to take Mar del Plata far away, always, “said El Dibu on that occasion, excited
The Dibu is a native of the southern zone of the “The happy”near to Peralta Ramos Forest. His father worked as a freighter in the port and his mother cleaned houses, and although his family was humble and faced harsh economic hardships, the archer said they were “very happy.” Since he was a child he wanted to be a footballer, more precisely a goalkeeper. His father and his brother were the ones who most fueled his passion for soccer, “Since I was a child I dream of lifting the gold medal, the World Cup,” he recently confessed in an interview.
Before the World Cup he had played 16 official matches with the albiceleste shirt (10 for Qualifying and 6 for America Cup) and his presence was key to proclaim himself champion in Brazil In this last. He had a great performance in the five matches that the National Team has played this World Cup, and now there is little left to see him, along with the rest of “La Scaloneta” in the match against Croatia.
by RN
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