Five years ago at Elda, football went through a dark tunnel after a season that would be forgotten by all means. Sportingly, Eldense added 15 points in Second B and had embarrassing defeats, including a 12-0 against Barça’s side team. However, the institutional image was worse as the institution was involved in several investigations related to the match-fixing allegation.
Deportivo was reborn after hitting rock bottom and doubts about its future. He did so by returning to the hands of the people from the city after the siren songs of the pompous foreign investors who had turned Elda upside down, as in other parts of the Spanish football landscape for the last two decades. People are starting to think about taking steps to grow up and not jump in to celebrate a Centenary that won’t be long to come.
This would be the first success. And he died. Eldense has completed its century with corporate stability and sporting rigor. Pepico Amat, modernized with a new natural turf, the course at the Second RFEF faced the goal of placing in the category, in a group of notable competitors obsessed with promotion at the first change.
But football places Eldense with options to make a leap in the category. Always fighting for one of the last “play-off” places in the prime zone of Group 5, José Juan Romero’s men have been unsuccessful in recent days, finishing fourth in the League after four consecutive wins.
Good dynamics continued in a promotion where Azulgrana had to win both games. And they did. The last one is in overtime with a goal from captain Iván Forte, who is already part of the existence’s hundred-year lifespan. The all-night party on Saturday culminated yesterday with a parade in an open-top bus through the streets of the city and a corresponding mass bathing of football players and coaches with their supporters.
Elda took to the streets and applauded the players who buried the shame of five years ago in the chest of forgetfulness. The fans are once again proud to look at their Deportivo, who will compete once again in the bronze category of national football next season. In addition to Forte, there were cheers for Pablo García, Ángel Sánchez, Ramis, Eliseo Falcón, Paco Fernández, Guille Vallejo, Pajarero and company, heroes of Barça.
Romero, the architect of the ascension
The party, which ended in Plaza Castelar, was accompanied by beautiful weather, a reception at the City Hall, and live music attended by football players, technicians, employees and managers.
One of the happiest (and one of the most entertained) during the celebration was the coach, José Juan Romero, who came as a bet from sports management and got his fourth career promotion on the bench after scoring two goals. with Gerena (Preferred to Third Division) from his hometown and achieved Second RFEF with Ceuta last year.
With one more year on his contract, Romero hopes to continue leading the Eldense project at the First RFEF. Ahead of us is a planning summer filled with the satisfaction of a job well done. The party in Elda was more than justified. Deportivo’s fans are smiling again because the club is more lively than ever.
Five years ago at Elda, football went through a dark tunnel after a season that would be forgotten by all means. Sportingly, Eldense added 15 points in Second B and had embarrassing defeats, including a 12-0 against Barça’s side team. However, the institutional image was worse as the institution was involved in several investigations related to the match-fixing allegation.
Deportivo was reborn after hitting rock bottom and doubts about its future. He did so by returning to the hands of the people from the city after the siren songs of the pompous foreign investors who had turned Elda upside down, as in other parts of the Spanish football landscape for the last two decades. People are starting to think about taking steps to grow up and not jump in to celebrate a Centenary that won’t be long to come.
This would be the first success. And he died. Eldense has completed its century with corporate stability and sporting rigor. Pepico Amat, modernized with a new natural turf, the course at the Second RFEF faced the goal of placing in the category, in a group of notable competitors obsessed with promotion at the first change.
But football places Eldense with options to make a leap in the category. Always fighting for one of the last “play-off” places in the prime zone of Group 5, José Juan Romero’s men have been unsuccessful in recent days, finishing fourth in the League after four consecutive wins.
Good dynamics continued in a promotion where Azulgrana had to win both games. And they did. The last one is in overtime with a goal from captain Iván Forte, who is already part of the existence’s hundred-year lifespan. The all-night party on Saturday culminated yesterday with a parade in an open-top bus through the streets of the city and a corresponding mass bathing of football players and coaches with their supporters.
Elda took to the streets and applauded the players who buried the shame of five years ago in the chest of forgetfulness. The fans are once again proud to look at their Deportivo, who will compete once again in the bronze category of national football next season. In addition to Forte, there were cheers for Pablo García, Ángel Sánchez, Ramis, Eliseo Falcón, Paco Fernández, Guille Vallejo, Pajarero and company, heroes of Barça.
Romero, the architect of the ascension
The party, which ended in Plaza Castelar, was accompanied by beautiful weather, a reception at the City Hall, and live music attended by football players, technicians, employees and managers.
One of the happiest (and one of the most entertained) during the celebration was the coach, José Juan Romero, who came as a bet from sports management and got his fourth career promotion on the bench after scoring two goals. with Gerena (Preferred to Third Division) from his hometown and achieved Second RFEF with Ceuta last year.
With another year on his contract, Romero hopes to continue leading the Eldense project at the First RFEF. Ahead of us is a planning summer filled with the satisfaction of a job well done. The party in Elda was more than justified. Deportivo’s fans are smiling again because the club is more lively than ever.
Source: Informacion
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