For six years a friendship has been joined in which They share the work of masonry, which combine with their passion for beach football. Denilson Álvarez and Berny Marroquín They have managed to write their names in the history of this discipline based on delivery and sacrifice.
The native of Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa, are part of the 12 Guatemalan warriors who achieved the Seychelles World Cup classification And they are a clear example that dreams are built to come true.
“We have been friends for six years. We work together in construction and what we are living is a dream of fulfilled. Since we saw that we were in the call, I told Denilson that we should make him feeling, despite stop winning for our work. We came to training with a lot of passion because we like this sport”Said Marroquín.
The players live the day to day and their salary obtain it with each work day, but they had the fate of having good co -workers who supported them and motivated themselves to surrender to the selection.
“We live the day to day. With masonry, if we work, we won. It is not that we have a contract with a fixed salary. We have coworkers who have understood and supported us. They drove us to come while our absences supplied. That motivated us a lot and now we are enjoying what we achieved, and they are part of this, ”said Álvarez.
The sacrifices of taking the bus at 4 in the morning, to be on time in the calls, have made everything worth it. Today they enjoy this historical moment, since each sacrifice was worth it. In fact, Denilson enjoyed his first experience of getting on a plane and leaving Guatemala.
“I had never left the country. It was the first time I got on a plane. This has been a blessing of God. We knew that all this sacrifice had to be worth it, for us, for our country, but, above all, for Our families, which have supported us a lot, regardless of the time we have had to be away from home, “ Álvarez said.
“We had the commitment to deliver everything to give a joy to the country with the rest of the team,” he confessed.
Remuneration
Taking into account that, in the face of the World Cup, players will be left out from home and their jobs, The president of the Fedefut, Gerardo Paiz, He assured that the selected ones will receive financial support on the days out of work.
“It is good news, because we will be out for a month, And knowing that when we return we will have a bonus for the time that we absent from our work will help us a lot to support our families. It is a very beautiful gesture, and that motivates us To continue giving our best, “said Álvarez.
