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Liga CONCACAF: Who is Ronnie Brunswijk, the Suriname vice-president who gifted dollars to his rivals and led to the disqualification of the teams?

Ronnie Brunswijk, Vice President of Suriname, made his professional debut at the age of 60. He is wanted by Interpol for drug trafficking and has 50 children.

By Alexis Almosnino

Ronnie Brunswijk, Vice President of Suriname, made his professional debut at the age of 60. He is wanted by Interpol for drug trafficking and has 50 children.
Ronnie Brunswijk, Vice President of Suriname, made his professional debut at the age of 60. He is wanted by Interpol for drug trafficking and has 50 children.

Surrealism was, once again, the protagonist of a football match after what happened in Suriname, in the match between Inter Moengotapoe and Olimpia of Honduras corresponding to the round of 16 of the Concacaf League. 

A clash that is already the history of the competition after the professional debut of Ronnie Brunswijk, current vice president of Suriname, at 60 years of age. This former guerrilla is the owner of the Moengotapoe team and surprised everyone when he jumped onto the grass with the captain's armband to play the duel, becoming the oldest player to play an official club-level tournament in this confederation.

Born on March 7, 1961 - Concacaf was founded six months later - Brunswijk played 53 minutes in which he coincided with his son Damian on the pitch. The politician, although he could not avoid the defeat of Inter by 0-6, was the main protagonist of the clash, leaving an image dressed in short that has gone around the world.

Ronnie Brunswijk: Why is he wanted by Interpol?

Brunswijk's football career for the moment will be limited to a single match since he will not be able to play the return match, since he cannot leave Suriname as he was signed by Interpol for crimes related to drug trafficking in his past. The politician of the South American country is a character accustomed to living with controversy since his adolescence as he is linked to drug trafficking and the world of guerrillas. Father of 50 children, bank robber in his youth, owner of a gold mine, and now also a professional footballer to complete the vital curriculum of a character worthy of study.

Ronnie Brunswijk: Post-match madness

To complete an unusual night, several videos of Brunswijk have been leaked in the Olimpia dressing room at the end of the game distributing what appear to be $ 100 bills to the fascination of the Honduran players who asked for applause for their host.

 

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