2023-05-19 22:45:57
javier rosasReading: 4 min.
Chivas and Gerardo Coronel: The story behind an ‘anthem’ that became a cabal
The musician and creator of the famous song among the Chivas players in 2017, tells us how important this topic became in his career.
After six years as a soccer player in America, the defender now works for Pemex on oil platforms.
ismael rodriguez was known by the fans of America as ‘Oil’ for the goal he scored to beat Chivas in the semifinals of the Clausura 2007, the last time there was a National Classic in the run-up to the final. 16 years after that entry, the hero of that afternoon at the Jalisco Stadium works for Pemex on a marine platform in Ciudad del Carmen.
The life of ismael rodriguez drastically changed. He went from being a soccer player, a profession he had until 2013, later he was a children’s coach and is currently oil, work he has done for the past eight years. However, he began to link up with this profession 16 years ago, when his goal against Chivas gave the pass to America at the end.
“When it’s my turn to score the goal, the ‘Perro’ Bermúdez begins to shout ‘the Oilhe Oil…’ and look, in the end today I am oilI’m working at Pemex, on offshore platforms. Life took a drastic turn, but I am very happy with my life, with what I did, with what I have done and we are moving forward ”.
ismael rodriguez reveals that prior to the semifinal match between America and Chivashad spoken with the narrator Enrique Bermúdez, who decided that he was going to call him “Oilman” because the father of the then soccer player worked at the Madero Refinery.
At the moment, ismael rodriguez He is at the Ciudad del Carmen marine refinery with a 14-day workday on board, at sea, with hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., for 14 days off. His work is variable, but the experience she has gained in these eight years, plus what he learned from his father, has allowed her to maintain herself.
“I have been involved in the platform equipment maintenance area, as I recently had to receive some industrial safety, so we practically do everything for it. I’m eight years old now, I’m more involved in what the platforms are and we already know what it’s about when you go to work on the platforms. We know that it is a delicate, complicated job, but I like it because I like to have new challenges. I was not unaware because my father works in a refinery”.
He ‘Oil’ rate that annotation against Chivas as the goal he enjoyed the most of the 17 goals he made in his career. He considers that he is not the best, but he is the one the fans remember him for. Americaa team he defended for six years.
“It was one of the goals, not the prettiest, but it did make people remember me at the America. When it was my turn to arrive in 2005 with ‘Chaco’ Giménez, with Ireneo Suárez, many said that we were going to last very little. We all know what happened with ‘Chaco’, with Ireneo, who was a little longer, but having arrived, having lasted six years in AmericaWell, it says that I did my job well, I always tried to give my best. We are left with the joy of having participated with great players, with great people, as well as the best fans and the best institution in Mexico”.
1684544331
#Ismael #Rodríguez #hero #National #Classic #semifinals #ended #oil #tanker