Legendary right pointers, extinct

That legendary breed of leaders who were extinguished by the systems invented by the big football cheats wrote wonderful stories. Some were ‘crazy’ who peppered every encounter. Depending on which leg they used, they were excellent archers, like left-handed ones; or skillful and fast, like a right-hander, with the exception of Washington Muñoz, whose deadly punch has no equal to this day.

This day we will look back at those “rockets”, that is, the creators of incredible dribbling that beautified soccer mornings or afternoons in Buenos Aires. History says that the first national leader of the right-handed man who impressed with his speed was Manuel Seminario Sáenz de Tejada, who was the athletic champion in the 100-meter race in Kent, England, and came in 1907 to be part of the unforgettable Club Sport Guayaquil in the era when it was played on the old racetrack that existed in Chimborazo Street at the beginning of the 20th century.

Then the very fast Carlos showed up at the Packard Club Chilean Vélez, who played in the Guayaquil team that played for the Cambrian Shield in 1923 and 1924. It was the time of the old Puerto Duarte Stadium, so called because there was an estuary on the west side (now Babahoyo Street) where croaker canoes were agreed. There, William Medina, from the Córdoba team, also shone with his speed, until the invincible Ernesto began to shine in Panama SC. Cuchucho Cevallos, when the Puerto Duarte field became the Guayaquil Stadium (later named Ramón Unamuno, which was demolished in 2016).

Don Arístides Antepara founded CS Uruguay and brought the kid from Las Peñas to play as a right forward. It was a time when big fights broke out and when the “wood” was repaid with faith and joy. “Crying and fingering, no paco”, shouted the fans until the police arrived to restore order. The boy then went to the Student Sports League and excelled in football, athletics and basketball. He became the best sprinter in the country. His unusual way of running earned him a nickname: he became Víctor a small horse Zevallos Mata.

In 1939, he strengthened Panama in the final with Daring and scored three sensational goals. In 1942 he was in the University Sports League, always on the right wing, playing with Napoleón Medina, Federico Zencko, Óscar Posada, Manuel Gambarrotti, Eduardo Cotrino, Rafael Viteri and other good footballers. He was the fastest right winger to pass through the old stadium of Guayaquil. Behind him came another player with the ball: Galo Dad Torres, from North America.

Already in the era of the old Capwell stadium, Víctor Arteaga Williams appeared, brought to the team by the remembered Adolfo Albo Chiripippa Herrera. Very fast, great master of the ball, started as a center forward and it was the Spanish coach José Planas who took him to the right wing. They started calling him Black Expressbut the nickname that stuck with him was Deer. He played in the South American Championship in 1949 and 1953, reinforced Emelec in the Pacific Tournament in 1949 and Río Guayas in 1951. He was a champion with Norte in 1952, creating an unforgettable right wing with Daniel Goat’s leg Pinto is remembered for his skill and incredible speed, thanks to which he scored great goals.

The first Spencer to come from Ancón to Buenos Aires football was Marcos, who was recruited for Panama by Dantón Marriott. He had already gained fame for his speed when he moved, together with all his teammates, to Everest in 1951. In that team, he cemented his fame and remained for posterity as Collective Spencer. He was a member of one of the most famous strikers in our football: the one who scored four goals against Río Guayas and beat them in the final of the preparatory tournament on July 21, 1951 and repeated the dose on September 5 for a draw. It consisted of Spencer, Gerardo Layedra, Aníbal Marañón, Isidro Matute and Eduardo Atom bomb Guzman. In those times when attackers attacked en masse, and today’s anemic and solitary ‘gunner’ did not exist, Everest scored 34 goals in fourteen games.

On July 7, 1955, he replaced Collective in the match with 9 de Octubre a tiny player from a family with a great sporting tradition: Pedro Gando Sáenz. In the same season, he won the title playing on the wing with Albert Spencer. From the start, he showed the quality that made him famous: incredible speed, incredible for his small legs. He destroyed the Chileans with Jorge Bolaños on the night of February 21, 1962, when Emelec beat Universidad Católica de Chile 7-2 in a Copa Libertadores match. He established himself internationally at the 1963 South American Championship in Bolivia, where he got his nickname Garrinchita. From there he went to Millonarios de Bogotá, where he won two Colombian titles. To our fans, he will continue to be known as peerless Canberra Gando.

The last of the right-handed leaders who impressed with his speed was Nelson Aurea. His father Don Boli Aurea, manager of the Emilio Estrada athletics track, wanted to make him a sprinter, but Nelson chose football. From the Guayaquil team to the Intercantonal team in 1958, he went to Patrija, which made a great team for the fiftieth anniversary celebration. He made his debut on 4 May in the reserve tournament as a left inside, and on 27 July 1958 he appeared in the first team as a right forward, replacing Pedro Pil Hernández. In 1959, he was already a starter when Mario Saeteros moved to center forward. He had an incredible shot and the public christened Nelson Aurea as A flying saucer.

There were other types of real pointers that we will never stop remembering. Drigglers and madmen who were favorites of the stands like José Vicente Loco Balsec and Jorge Mocha Rodriguez. Balseca was a centre-forward or interior, but after the arrival of Carlos Alberto Raffo, electrical technician Renato Panay (Chilean) sent Crazy to the right top. He sent him to heaven, because the line was the natural habitat of an attacker who mocked the scoreboard with an inscrutable squint.

The crowd in Guayaquil began to adore him because he combined tremendous quality with his festive character. The diminutive Rodríguez was also a centre-forward until he found his place on the right wing. He was very skilled and combined the natural state with his speed: he braked quickly and chased the markers.

Intelligent, full of football wisdom was Mario Saeteros, the technical director on the field in the legendary Patria, the undefeated champion in 1958. The following year, the Argentine Carlos Gambina left, and Mario moved to the center, from where he played the whole team. equipment. Unforgettable as a football player and as a friend.

Wacho Muñoz was unique, because he was complete. He didn’t have the speed of his predecessors, but he moved well. He played and made people play. The power and placement of his punches put him on a pedestal. That strange song conquered all local and foreign shooters who passed through the Model. On his farewell day in 1979, after he had already retired two years earlier, he put on shorts and bombed Jorge Fossatti, Peñarol’s goalkeeper. Let us never forget that. (OR)