The new life of Diogo Costa’s former colleague, “goalkeeper” at Porto :: zerozero.pt

Football map has surprising discoveries. In small Liechtenstein, the first opponent of Portugal in the tournament was Roberto Martinez zero zero He finds a Portuguese guard who has a the biography so interesting.

Robin Lima He is 23 years old and spent six seasons with FC Porto, from 2009 to 2015. In the fight for the goal, Robben had teammates of a very good level, starting with Diogo Costa – both of them were born in 1999.

Well, it’s easy to see that now Robin and Diogo are farther apart than ever. While the second is the holder of FC Porto, of the national team and one of the most sought after in world football, Rúben is part of a small team USV Eschen/Mauren.

Do? No, actually I did. “Ruben was with us until the end of February,” explains Oliver Klaus, sporting director of Liechtenstein zero zero.

“He came to talk to me and explained that he had a promotion at his job. I understood his motives and let him go without any problem, I even think he won’t play football for the next few months.”

Oliver and Peter Jelly, The most famous inhabitant of the small principalityWe shared Ruben Lima’s phone number. Phone calls, messages, nothing done. The former FC Porto athlete, and Diogo Costa’s direct rival for years, shows no signs of life.

So we’re back to Oliver Klaus. How does the talented Portuguese, as it seems Ruben Lima, choose a small Liechtenstein pennant for the competition?

Robben was defending very well in Switzerland, in the lower division [FC Landquart, da 3.Liga – sétimo escalão] And he became our third goalkeeper The first classic league [4ª divisão]. I did not know his past at FC Porto, but I saw a boy with a good personality and talent, ”he begins, referring to Oliver Klaus.

On the USV Eschen/Mauren, Rúben ends up unhappy. He was lagging behind in the hierarchy guards And ended up giving priority to the other job. His family, as far as I know, lives in Switzerland and that is why he chose to come to this region. I expected to play more often for USV, but small details showed us that Robin wasn’t our best choice. »

Next to Dalot, Queirós, Leite, and… Félix

Born in the Barcelos area, Rubén Lima stood out at the Os Ronaldinhos football school and at the age of ten moved to FC Porto. Thiago Moreira and Simao Ribeiro were the first coaches of the B children’s team.

Francisco Mixedo that it Ricardo Benjamin They were the other goalkeepers. The first is part of the main team of the blue-white stadium, having already recovered from a serious injury, and the second plays in São Joao de Fer.

Diogo Costa crossed paths with Rubén Lima in 2012, in starters. Ricardo Silva, who now plays for Moreirense, has completed the range of goalkeepers available to the coach Miguel Lopez. There was no shortage of big names in this squad: Diogo Quirros, Diogo Let, Diogo Dalot and… Joao Felix.

Moreover, at this time, his fellow incumbents began to outpace Rubin. Diogo Costa went ahead, Ricciardo was second choice and Robben only played one match all season. Anyway, Porto’s managers recognized his potential and kept him until 2015, the year he coached Mario Silva.

The instructor preferred not to comment on the former disciple, not least because he didn’t have “great memories”, but mentions that the Padruensei’s target – the alien dragons – was usually defended by him. Mario EvoraAnd, oddly enough, Benjamim’s teammate at São João de Ver and Ricardo Silva.

That summer, Robin accompanied the family to Switzerland. He was 16 years old and dreamed of football. After eight seasons, that career faded into the background.

After being rejected in legitimate silence, the former rival of Diogo Costa dedicates himself in 2023 to other professions. Certainly after different dreams.

“I’m sorry, I’ve wanted him with us at USV for a long time, because I’m aware of his potential. He made his choices and I can only wish him well, ”said Oliver Klaus.