The previous week there was a stir and controversy in Colombian women’s football, after the Dimayor
reported on the realization of the 2021 League only between the months of July and September of this year.
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The players of the national clubs and even those who develop their careers internationally objected and protested against this decision. And in the midst of that debate, Professor Ricardo Rozo, who was the coach of the Colombian women’s team in the South American youth team, in two World Cups (2010 and 2011) and at the London Olympics, spoke with GolCaracol.com.
“What happened to women’s football and what happened I think it is a regrettable situation for everyone. At a distance, a large mass of players are affected who want to be part of the processes of a professional club, have good preparation, visibility, income and the stability that a professional team should provide. And if the preparation is not good, the results either. Support for the national selection processes in the different categories is also affected, with such short processes the blank is very little and the demands at the South American and world level have grown, “said the Bogota coach, who works in the club that leads his very name.
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The soccer players feel that there is no decided support from the leadership. What do you think about it?
“There are things that are clear from the side of the clubs that we come from a very difficult year, which hit the economy at the national level in all scenarios. Football is one of them. The national income clubs had never experienced this scenario and The generation of resources has been greatly affected by the dynamics that generate strong resources such as men’s football, and in this sense, professional women’s football is seriously affected. It is uncomfortable to say it, but in the beginning there was talk of 4 years of insured league, but the reality is different, there is no defined investor, there are no training rights, there are no solidarity rights, it is a short league That may generate little brand recognition for potential financial muscle. Other than that, Conmebol
it removed the requirement for clubs to have a women’s team. “
With this panorama, can you lose footballers, talent for the national teams?
“It may be. But there amateur clubs must give options and possibilities. In the case of the Ricardo Rozo FC club, we build a life project through football. So we have an international project in the United States, in alliance with a club there called Jetsetv FC, with which there is competition and everything is very organized. With no options here in women’s and men’s soccer, girls and boys travel, continue playing, study, opt for scholarships. We are taking advantage of the passage through the Colombian women’s team and that experience with a the first time at the Olympic Games, from being fourth in a U-20 World Cup in Germany, the first time at the Senior Women’s World Cup and now we put all of that at the service of our athletes. ”
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“That is why I tell you that at the club we promote life projects through football. And so, we can count that we have helped eleven Colombian players, in two and a half years, to receive scholarships at universities in the United States. They are benefits of important values and we have that path open. There it already depends a lot on what the soccer player or the player wants for their future. There are cases of boredom with the system here and they decide to play and go to states internationally. “
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