Gerardo Ramírez lucha por un lugar en Europa: "Sufriré lo que tenga que sufrir con tal de tener mi recompensa"
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A dream of the vast majority of Mexican players is to stand out in a European team. There are several ways to get it and none is simple. There is the route of the Mexican League, consolidating into a team in Mexico and after a few years being able to make the jump to Europe. There is also a less conventional route, but in recent years it has been used by several Aztec players. Going to the Old Continent at an early age and many times without having debuted in the MX League.
The latter was the one that Gerardo Ramírez Alonso took . Left side born in Guadalajara. He militated in the basic forces of Necaxa and Cruz Azul. From La Noria, he made the leap to Lorca Deportiva, a club of the Third Spanish Division. From there he went to the Stumbras of Lithuania where he had an outstanding performance. The A Lyga suited him well and it was there that he convinced the scouts of the Roda to take him to play in the south of Holland.
Ramírez Alonso arrived at the beginning of the season at a historic club in the Netherlands, but in recent years he has been through a lot of problems both in management and in football, which caused two years ago to descend to the Second Division where he could not leave.
How do people treat you in Holland?
"People are treating me very well. I have colleagues with whom I have made great friends. The club workers are also spectacular."
You have an atypical story. How did you get to Roda?
"I feel very lucky because I have always met good people. I have had the support of my parents and that has been fundamental. I leave Cruz Azul to go to Spain. I came to a team to chop stone (Lorca Deportiva). There I had to make a decision or go for everything or leave it. This is my dream, so I chose to follow it. I struggled a lot and from there came the opportunity to go to Lithuania (Stumbras). There I met a spectacular group and it helped me a lot grow up. I played everything in that season. Then the opportunity came to come here (Roda). The scouting department contacted me. They told me to come to some tests, I accepted and everything went well. "
Have you ever thought about returning to Mexico?
"No, but I do miss my family. I am passionate about what I do. As far as I have to go I will arrive and what I have to suffer I will suffer as long as I have my reward at the end of the day."
What experiences has let you live in three different countries in Europe?
"In Spain I lived in the south there everything is warmer and people are more open. It is a very pleasant and easy life to enjoy. You live and eat very well. In Lithuania it is very cold, people are also cooler and it is difficult to establish a friendship. In Holland people have another vision of life and they are kind. You eat earlier than you eat in Mexico, so you have to adapt. You have to always be open to adapt to any culture. "
What are the differences in football between the Leagues you have played?
"The Lithuanian League is very physical. The players are very strong. There is a lot of foreign player. That raises the level of competition. The difference with Mexico is that there are more teams and with a lot of quality. In Holland the pace of play is very fast. It's very schematic. You have to play a touch of the ball. There can be no margin for error. In Mexico it's more technical, but less fast.