J. Lasso C. / Photo: Elena Arrocha.- Last Wednesday night, the squad of CD Orientación Marítima 2005-2006 was presented at the facilities of the Suitehotel Fariones Playa, in the town of Puerto del Carmen. The hopes shown by the group of managers and athletes for the new season received the determined support of the Fariones-Princesa Yaiza Group, which was headed by its CEO Juan Francisco Rosa Marrero.
After the presentation of the players to which the novelties of Santi Torres, Roberto, Fran, Francis Falcón, David Martín and Rubén Rodríguez are incorporated, the guests and representatives of the Club took the floor. The veteran journalist Pascual Calabuig Porcal, reviewed the history of the Club de La Destila, recalling different eras from its foundation by the teacher Pedro Hernández, to the past attempt of
He was followed in the use of the word by the acting mayor of the Arrecife City Council, Nuria Cabrera Curbelo, who institutionally showed the determined support of the capital Corporation, thanking the collaboration of those businessmen who participate with sports, especially thanking Juan Francisco Rosa, for his determined commitment to the young people of the Island. As a mother, she expressed her gratitude to the Schools of Orientación Marítima for the work they do daily with hundreds of children, "I encourage you to create expectations, to collaborate in the promotion of our young people, because without the support of everyone we cannot have this athletic and healthy youth that characterizes the Club".
Miguel Ángel Leal, Minister of Tourism of the Cabildo, began by apologizing for the absence of his colleague Francisca Toledo, responsible for the sports area in the Cabildo. Then he addressed the first team of Marítima: "I ask you to be the benchmark for our children, because they ask us to give them a hand. I encourage Miguel Gopar to continue leading this great family that we all have to move forward".
The captain Aridane, welcomed the colleagues who join the team, and promised to face the season with the greatest of illusions "it will not be for us, because we are going to make the maximum effort".
The award-winning coach Juan Antonio Machín was the next to address the attendees: "I thank the board for counting on me for another year, and I show my enormous satisfaction for being able to count on the colleagues I have in the coaching staff. This year the successes of last season are going to demand more from us, therefore our work has to be full of enthusiasm and humility".
Representing the Fariones-Princesa Yaiza Group, which was hosting in its magnificent facilities of the Suitehotel Fariones Playa, Bienvenido Saavedra Ramón, general director of the Group, took the floor, who began by thanking the presence of the guests Pascual Calabuig and Manuel Nieto, for whom he requested an applause. "At the Christmas dinner I said that we had to achieve promotion, but it could not be achieved. Therefore, the slogan for this campaign should be: for promotion" Saavedra concluded by requesting recognition for the women linked to the Club.
The president Miguel Gopar Villalba could barely utter a word, overwhelmed by the emotion of the moment, he welcomed everyone and said: "This is more than a Club, this is our great family".
After breaking the protocol and the officiality of the night, the Fariones-Princesa Yaiza Group offered a dinner to all the attendees, all the staff under the direction of Alexis Arteta managed to make the evening relaxed and pleasant.