“The leaders of Primorye also read newspapers …” :: zerozero.pt

He was one of the title fighters in 2002 and has coached great players like Mario Jardel, João Vieira Pinto, Cristiano Ronaldo or Ricardo Quaresma. In an interview with a newspaper BallLaszlo Boloni spoke about his time with the lions and refuses to take responsibility for Pepe not being on … the sports team.

“It was not my fault. Juan Pinto was punished for six months and we went to pick Danny from Maritima. Number 10, a good player, perhaps too young to make João forget. With him, from experience, came Pepe, who replaced João. [Phil] Babb and André Cruz “.

“The friendly matches came and Pepe played very well. All the newspapers wrote about him very well. However, the leaders of the Maritimo also read newspapers. Another comrade arrived, and I wanted to leave him aside so as not to repeat his qualities anymore, ”he said.

“However, Hugo got injured in the warm-up and Pepe had to go out. We played very well. We no longer had the opportunity to sign a contract with him, as Maritimo started asking for two or three million euros. He returned to Maritima, and two years later ended up at Porto, ”he concluded.

The defender has several titles under his belt, including three Champions League, three Portuguese leagues, three Spanish leagues or the European Super Cup.