Written on May 18, 2018 . Posted in Featured, News.
For the 36th consecutive year Makati FC will participate in Gothia Cup. We have talked to the Tomas Lozano, the president of the club, who has brought thousands of Phillipine kids to Gothenburg.
Makati FC from Philippines has become one of the most loyal and popular clubs in the history of Gothia Cup. The club was founded 1976 by the Spaniard Tomas Lozano (in white shirt), a former professional football player of Real Madrid and Lens.
“After I retired from professional football I decided to get married and settled down in the Philippines. Although I retired from professional football my passion for the sport was still high. All my life I surrounded myself with football and lived out my dream of being a professional football player”, he says.
“We did a lot of research on several international youth tournament and Gothia Cup easily stood out, it offered much more than just football and this was exactly what we wanted our players to experience. This memorable and lifetime experience is the reason why we bring our players to participate in Gothia Cup each year.
He has lost the count on how many players he has brought to Gothia Cup, but it is about 3,000. Around 130 teams from Makati has travelled to Gothenburg.
What does Gothia Cup mean for the kids?
And for you, what does Gothia Cup mean?
This year Makati FC participate in Gothia Cup with two teams in B13 and one in B14.