Soccer constantly gives lovers of this sport
stories of overcoming
, people who come
from nowhere and touch the sky with their hands
or are told they can't play and still succeed.
It's full of
David vs. Goliath
stories .
These days, the king of sports is giving away another of those wonderful stories, and this time its protagonist is
Felipe Pasadore
, a young
2000 category
who had been released from Belgrano de Córdoba in 2022. He wanted to play soccer and posted in a
group free players announcing that they were looking for a club.
And he ended up at
San Antonio de Bulo Bulo
, a surprising leader in Bolivian soccer.
The publication said:
"I am looking for a representative or a club that participates in AFA"
and added that he played as a 9, is left-footed, was in Pirata Cordoba and participated in the
Rosarina League
and
Bariloche League
.
"It is not common to find a club through
, but it is very common to find many publications from free players looking for representatives, or clubs," explains Pasadore about a reality that is also experienced in football.
He fell in love with baseball
from a very young age and dreams of going as far as possible in this sport.
Another of his dreams is to be able to play for one of the biggest teams in the country.
"I'm a fan of Newell's, one of my dreams is to play there and go as far as possible in football."
The man from Rosario lived in
El Bolsón
, he started in a soccer school at the age of 7 at the
Martín Güemes
club and then returned to his hometown.
There he played for a neighborhood club called Río Negro and had a spell with Tiro Federal until he went to the Córdoba league to play in Belgrano.
Felipe Pasadore and his great present in Bolivian soccer
Pasadore
explains that in the summers he took the opportunity to return to the South and play there: "When I returned to the south in the summers I played in the Bariloche league for the Torino del Bolsón club."
However, while playing in the Córdoba league he wanted to continue
growing as a player
.
"The tournament in the Córdoba league was ending and I wanted to look for another opportunity to grow as a football player, either outside the country or right there, in a club that participated in AFA tournaments," explains the striker, adding that he came to Bolivian football thanks to
Julio Zamora.
, the former soccer player for Newell's and the Argentine National Team whom he had as a "teacher" in Tiro Federal.
The scorer says that
he never gave up
and always wanted to play football "because I'm going to play until my legs give out, whether in a neighborhood club or in a professional club, but I never thought about stopping playing football." ".
He arrived at the Bolivian institution in 2023 to play in the
Simón Bolivar Cup
.
With the club he came second and achieved promotion to the first division of Bolivian football.
He currently registers
seven goals in four games
.
In his debut in the highest level of
Bolivian soccer,
he scored two goals
in a 2-2 draw with Real Tomayapo.
He then scored
three against the last champion
, The Strongest, in the 5-1 victory, and another double
in the 3-0 victory against Real Santa Cruz
.
He also explains the differences between the second category and the first of the Bolivian league:
"In the first category of Bolivia there are much more technical, more skilled players"
and he says that in the second division there is more running, more getting involved and it is a a little more friction in the game.
Something that is always talked about when an Argentine team faces a Bolivian team or the team itself when it plays against
La Verde,
is the issue of height and Pasadore had to adapt to this issue.
"With the issue of altitude last year I was able to get used to it quite quickly, I had three months until the tournament started; then when we go to play at altitude it is difficult to breathe or change the air, but it is something we have to live with "says nine.
He likes life in
Cochabamba
, he states that he adapted very well to the food, he loves the landscapes and the climate.
The club pays him in Bolivian pesos
and with that salary he is not only enough to rent an apartment, but he also lives well.
Felipe Pasadore and his new life in Bolivia
Santo is a
relatively young
club ,
it
was founded on
October 31, 1962
and is 61 years old.
It is not one of the teams with the most trophies in the showcases.
It won its first title
, AFC Primera A,
in 2021
.
That title corresponds to the third category and
allowed him to play in the Simón Bolivar Cup
, which functions as the second category, but he was eliminated.
In 2022 he won the AFC again
and the following year
he participated again in the Cup
, and with
Pasadore on the field he came in second place
and achieved the
first promotion in his history
to the highest category.
Today,
San Antonio de Bulo Bulo
is the leader of
group A
with eight points,
winning two
and
drawing two
.
They are undefeated in their group and
are a strong candidate to advance to the next phase of the championship
.
The 23-year-old was looking for a club on social networks and has now become one of the football figures in the Altiplano.
The man from Rosario says that he never expected this start to the championship: "I didn't imagine it would start like this; you always want to score the most goals, but I couldn't imagine how everything is going."
The Argentine is the top scorer in the Bolivian league
Faced with a possible call from the Bolivian team,
Pasadore says that he likes to joke about that possibility
and that he would accept if they called him, but that now he is focused on doing the best possible for his team.
The Copa América is just around the corner and the chance to integrate the list of players that the brand new Brazilian coach Carlos Zago must present is not a utopia.
Especially because it is a new process in need of replacement, and with the obligation to replace the scoring legacy of the historic Marcelino Martins.
What if he touches Pasadore?
From Facebook to facing Messi and company in the US, anything can happen.