Nicknamed Chupinazo, he played twelve friendly matches with Zoco, Pirri, Amancio and Compagnie in the late 1960s and later was a scout for the white club in the region
Sad news for Cartagena sports. Gonzalo Martínez Olivares, better known as Chupinazo, died at dawn yesterday at the age of 73. The left winger, who journalist José María García once remarked on the radio that he could have become an international, would never wear the shirt of his city club, despite signing a contract with Cartagena in the mid-1990s. 70. It turned out that this document was invalid.
However, he had a remarkable and extensive career in teams such as Real Oviedo, Plus Ultra, Lérida, Calella, Algeciras, AP Almansa and Rota. His most special experience, however, was as a footballer for Real Madrid. It took place in the 1971-72 season, in a white team led by Miguel Muñoz. That Madrid was a team full of stars like Velázquez, Amancio, Pirri or Zoco. It was the latter that earned him the nickname ‘Chupinazo’ because of the force with which the player from Barrio de Peral hit the ball. He did not make his debut with the meringues, but did play a dozen friendlies.
Later he made his career between the second and the third. In an interview awarded to LA VERDAD in 2006, he said that in Algeciras “they treated me like an idol and said I was the best left winger they saw pass El Mirador.”
After his retirement, he returned to Real Madrid, the team of his life, with the position of technical assistant and scout in the region. Even the Madrid entity led to twenty football promises from Cartagena. Goalkeeper Juanmi went the furthest, but just like Olivares never made his debut. Yesterday, ‘Chupinazo’, a character in local football, died. His funeral will take place today at 11:00 AM at the Barrio Peral Church.
Source: La Verdad
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