The Josué Rubén “Puchigol” Godínez Martínez, from Tampico, from famous neighborhood of Cascajal, He has a great history of love and passion for football which he now instills and inherits in his son in New York.
From an early age he practiced this sport in the different fields that were located around his neighborhood, the so-called Barrio Bravo, in the company of family and friends where he has proven to have a high level.
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Nowadays resides in New York, where he sees in his son Mateo Godínez Guanga, just seven years old, great potential and above all a passion for football.
“I have played since I was a child in the Cascajal neighborhood, that’s where I come from. I was with teams like Reforma Cascajal de ‘Dany’ Rodríguez, I also played for Águilas del Triángulo, in the championship on board in Morelos from seven to 19 years old.
My role was as a midfielder or center forward and now that I see my son I reflect as I did when I played ”. Commented for EL SOL DE TAMPICO.
Other teams in which he played in the south is the mexico club, where he won individual scorer championships; as well as Bad Boys groups in Parque Méndez, where he played the famous neighborhood tournament.
Later was invited to perform tests with the Guadalajara Atlashowever, he did not have sufficient resources and points out, “the dream has died out “so he embarked on the trip to the United States to help his family.
He was 19 when he moved to the United States.
Joshua left everything to go in search of the American dream, at the age of 19 and quickly settled in New York, one of the largest and most cosmopolitan cities in the world.
He is 15 years old and lives in Big Apple, married to the Ecuadorian Johanna Guanga, they have three children: Michelle, Ryan and Mateo.
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It is Mateo who has extraordinary skills to play football, since he started his career in football at the age of three; at his young age wore the Elite River Head Academy jacket, Play as a striker, as well as conquer goals and be rewarded on multiple occasions.
He has had the opportunity to compete in various competitions such as the League, the Susan Tournament and the New York Cupin which he managed to attract attention by demonstrating his skill with the ball, in the way he sets against the goalkeeper and avoiding his defensive markers in the frontcourt.
He is an Americanist and dreams of playing for the Mexican national team
Mateo speaks perfect Spanish, has a triple nationality, Despite being born here, he wants to reach Liga MX, we have two teams here, New York City and Red Bull, he is 100% American, he dreams of playing there, his idols are Guillermo Ochoa and Roger Martínez, he would also like to play with the Mexican national team”, Highlighted Josué Godínez, Mateo’s father.
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So the native of Cascajal, he does not forget his origins and wants his son Mateo to continue with the tradition of playing and hearing the passion for football in New York and show your talent in the United States, Ecuador or Mexico.
