SURINAME’S 60-year-old vice president named himself as captain for his team in a huge cup game – before they were beaten 6-0.
Ronnie Brunswijk is the chairman of Inter Moenhotapoe and gave himself the nod in a competitive game, despite having no professional experience.
Wearing the No61 shirt, Brunswijk started in midfield for his Surinamese club against Honduran side Olimpia on Tuesday evening.
The game was a CONCACAF League clash, viewed as the second-tier of continental football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
Unsurprisingly, the chairman didn’t have a great game and substituted himself in the 54th minute with his side trailing 3-0.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the ball-playing midfielder completed 14 of his 17 attempted passes before his withdrawal.
And his replacement Rievaldo Doorson went on to get sent off as Inter collapsed to an embarrassing 6-0 defeat on home soil.
It’s also important to note the game took place at – you guessed it – the Ronnie Brunswijkstadion in Moengo, Suriname.
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Brunswijk became Suriname’s vice president after assuming office last year.
He is a former rebel leader and the ex-bodyguard of Desi Bouterse, who overthrew the Surinamese government in a 1980 military coup.
According to the New York Times, Brunswijk is a ‘wanted bank robber’ a ‘guerrilla leader’ and has fathered at least 50 CHILDREN.
Inter have won ten league titles, three Surinamese Cups and Suriname President’s Cups – but are yet to win a major international title.
And it seems unlikely they’ll break their duck this season when they face Olimpia in the second leg on Wednesday, September 29.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
