2023-10-20 13:09:57
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Santi or ‘Chucky’, who is closer to being a ‘top’ in Europe?
Jared Borgetti analyzes the potential of both Mexican players to lead the Aztec legion of the Old Continent.
The Mexican has 12 scores in eight games, but still seems far from Coen Dillen’s mark that is still valid 66 years later.
The Mexican forward Santiago Gimenez marches as scoring leader in the Eredivisionwith 12 scores in eight games, and although his record is very good, it seems far away that he can reach the figure of 43 scores that he achieved Coen Dillen.
Maybe, for Gimenez and to Pavlidiswho has 10 scores this season, the name of Dill may not be familiar to you, but the painter by profession and lethal scorer shone in the era in which Dutch football went from being amateur to semi-professional.
With the shirt of PSVwhich he defended for 13 seasons, Coen He established himself as the top scorer in 1957 by scoring 43 goals and despite his great scoring instinct he was in the shadow of other stars of those times. His debut with the Dutch national team was at the age of 27 and he only played five international matches, in which he managed to pierce the opponent’s net on four occasions.
Santi Giménez has 12 goals in eight games he has played in the Eredivisie season.ANP/ESPN
The numbers of Dill as a scorer in the transition from amateur to professional soccer were surprising and he has been classified as the best shooter of the 50s. His record in the Eredivisie is to score 182 goals in 195 games with the team’s shirt PSV.
WILL GIMÉNEZ OR PAVLIDIS DO THE IMPOSSIBLE?
Every time someone approaches the mark Coen Dillen It is common for him to be related to the former soccer player of the 50s and now the name of the Mexican Gimenezwith his scoring record, he seems to be on his way to reaching the goal of 43 goals.
Mateja Kezman He became the top scorer in 2003 with 35 goals. In 2010, Luis Suarez reached the same figure. Santiago Gimenezin eight games, has a better number of goals per game, with an average of 1.5 goals per game, while Cangelis Pavlidisof the THE Alkmaarscores 1.25 goals per game.
Santi Giménez has 12 goals in eight games he has played in the Eredivisie season.ANP/ESPN
Another of the forwards who aspired to break the mark was the Brazilian Ronaldo, who had a great scoring impact in the 1994-1995 campaign with the PSVwhere he managed to pierce the rival goal 30 times.
In the stadium PhilipsHouse of PSV there is a statue of Coen Dillenand his record has been in force for 66 years, but the numbers he has Santi Gimenez They make more than one person excited with the idea that this brand could be destroyed.
THE RECORD WAS IN DANGER
His scoring record of 43 goals was barely erased from the history books, when a player from the Ajax, Henk Grootscored 41 goals in 1961. It was also thought that Marco van Basten was going to break the record when he scored 34 goals in March 1986 after 21 games played.
A serious ankle injury in a cup match against RCH de Heemstedeprevented Van Basten He will continue with his scoring record. On the possibility of someone breaking the record for Dillthe scorer noted, “I would prefer that a player from the PSV broke the record, it even seems incredible that it is still valid after so many years.”
Ruud van Nistelrooyformer player of PSVand when he was 23 years old in the 1999/2000 season he scored 29 goals in 23 games and could not finish the season due to an injury he suffered in a practice match with the Silkeborg IF Danish.
With information from Door Léon le Comte
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