Guedes, junior Beira-Mar, is on stage with sub-20 from Venezuela, where he was born and lived until a year ago, when he moved to Aveiro. The striker wants to realize his dream of playing for the Vinotinto.
Manuel Guedes, advanced junior team Beira-Mar, was summoned to the selection of sub-20 in Venezuela, being now in a stage of observation in Maracaibo. Son of Portuguese immigrants in the country of South America, arrived in Aveiro Guedes at the beginning of last season, thanks to an uncle who advised him to aurinegros responsible. Served three weeks of trial and persuaded the youth team coach, Luis Antonio Now, faced with a "unique opportunity" in a sub-20 range in recent years has been stated in the South American context.
"I was contacted by the federation of Venezuela, who continued to follow my career in Portugal," says the young man advanced 18 years (September 17, 1993), practicing football from the four. "I started at the Portuguese Center of Caracas. Then I threw in the College of San Luis and San Agustín del Marques and Sport Club in Caracas. However, and as the aim was to experience European football, my uncle spoke to people in the Beira-Mar. I did a training period and was on the team, "said Guedes, who helped to ascertain aurinegros thus to the second phase of the Division II National Championship.
Confessing that he feels "more Venezuelan than Portuguese, having lived 17 years in that South American country and only one in Portugal," Guedes wants to please the coach of the under-20, Mark Mathías, and realize the dream of wearing the sweater selection is known as Vinotinto. "Every player has the dream of representing your country and I do not run away to the rule. It would be an immense pride. The training is going very well and I hope to please the coach, "says the young. The selection of sub-20 in Venezuela prepares the South American category, to compete next year in Argentina.