The twice South American Footballer
Valderrama, who captained the Colombia team at the 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Cups, then signed a Mohun Bagan jersey which had No.They spoke on cricket.Busy with a promotional shoot, Ganguly spoke to the Colombian legend who was accompanied by his wife Elvira. Valderrama had to wait for a while before Ganguly could wrap up his shoot.10 shirt specially designed for him.Valderrama was part of the FIFA Legends team which played in a charity match in Navi Mumbai earlier this week alongwith Fernando Morientes, Marcel Desailly, Jorge Campos and Emmanuel Amuneke. Its a huge honour for us to host a legend like him, Mohun Bagan Finance Secretary Debasish Dutta said later.10 on it and posed for the posse of waiting photographers. He (Valderrama) knows Sourav and was interested in talking about cricket, a source present during the interaction said.
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) His familiar frizzy blonde hairdo intact, Colombia football legend Carlos Valderrama on Friday enthralled the crowds at the Mohun Bagan club ground wearing their hallowed green and maroon jersey and also signing a No. He knew about Mohun Bagans existence and was very happy to see the players playing when he arrived, Satadru Dutta, partner in the firm promoting Maradonas trip, said. In the city to promote Diego Maradonas Match for Unity involving former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on October 2, the 56-year-old former midfielder was the cynosure of all eyes when he entered the ground sporting a moustache and an array of beads and bangles which was most endearing.
Valderrama, known for his passing, technical skills and elegance with the ball, made 111 international appearances for Colombia, scoring 11 goals.He later met Ganguly at the Eden Gardens and spent some time with him. He enjoyed the crowd at the Mohun Bagan club ground a lot.The twice South American Footballer of the Year (1987, 1993) then took a penalty amidst fanfare with Bagan goalkeeper Shilton Paul standing under the bar. We are trying to organise a meeting, Dutta added.We will preserve the wood beads Suppliers jersey he signed. He (Valderrama) wanted to meet the Chief Minister badly.Valderrama then took to the greens where the Mohun Bagan players were rehearsing for their next Calcutta Football League (CFL) game and juggled the ball a number of times much to the awe of the footballers and spectators alike.