Sad day for Portuguese football. Aurélio Da Silva Pereira, the “Monsieur Training” of Sporting Portugal, died Tuesday at the age of 77, the Lisbon club said in a press release. It was he who launched the career of big names like the two winners of the Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lus Figo, or Luis Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and more recently Rafael Leao.
“Aurélio Pereira is largely responsible for the career of several national football figures in the past 40 yearswrites Sporting CP. He was a master in his field and a person on whom everyone agreed. (…) He will remain forever in memories as one of the biggest names in the history of national football and, above all, in the history of Sporting Clube in Portugal. »»
Cristiano Ronaldo's tribute
Like his very first club with professionals, “CR7” had a thought for his former leader.
“One of the major icons in world training has left us but its heritage will live foreverdeclares the Al-Nassr striker on Instagram. I will never stop being grateful for everything he has done for me and so many other players. Forever, Lord Aurelius, thank you for everything. Rest in peace. »»
