THE Cafeter This is this year’s Stoiximan Super League revelation. THE Spanish aggressive does not stop scoring since he moved to Serres, having found nets with his jersey Panserraic 17 times And, of course, driving the “lions” to the great goal of staying in the category.
For this reason, after all, last January Olympic He moved immediately and acquired him, leaving him in the form of a loan to the Serres! In a few months, however, the 31 -year -old goalkeeper will be put under the guidance of his new coach, Jose Luis Mendilibar And she will be dressed in the reds.
So Hefete Betancor, shortly before he made the route from Serres to Piraeus, spoke to the fonh.gr and the journalist and his BWINSPOR FM 94.6; Kostas Delifor his career, the terrible season, who is making the Panserraikos jersey, while revealing the backdrop Behind his transfer to Olympiacos!
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In detail the interview of HEFTE Betancor:
In your 17 years in Spain, and when they are racing in the Viedandari team, Real Madrid had called you for an international friendly match. It was a great challenge, of course, but how did this happen?
“It is true that Real Madrid had invited me to play in my 17th in an international tournament. Other tournaments followed afterwards, but eventually another team came to my career and I signed another”
What team do you support in La Liga as a Spanish?
“I support the Las Palmas team. My origin is, after all, from this area from the Canary Islands.
I have scored in the championships of Austria, Romania and Greece, I have scored many goals. Certainly is a justification in my career And for what I have achieved, to get a transfer to Olympiacos. ”
In the Romanian championship when you were playing, you had come out in your resume, a month player and a player of the year. In Greece this year, while you were a candidate many times for the Best Goal Award of the MVP and MVP Player you didn’t get a prize.
“Yes, it is true that in Greece it is one of the things that I have not yet succeeded, to get a prize for the best goal in the league. However, with a lot of work and effort I have managed to be the top scorer with Panserraikos in the category. It is a little difficult in voting for fans to get such a prize as a Panserraikos player, vote in voting fans who support teams from Big 5”
Who brought you to Panserraikos? As far as I know the then sports director Tasos Papazoglou. Did you want to stay in Cyprus and in the league?
“Yes, the first I talked about Panserraikos was Tasos Papazoglou. Then I spoke with coach Pablo Garcia. I was then a loan from Cluj to the Paphos team in Cyprus. I was suggested by Panserraikos and I saw it as a good prospect of coming to Greece and competing in this league. I didn’t want to stay in Cyprus”
For Panserraikos you knew. Where will they come, in which group, what city?
“No, I didn’t know much about Panserraikos, but Tasos Papazoglou informed me about everything around the club. I also knew Panagiotis Deligiannidis from Romania where we were teammates and told me many things. ”
In the 2023-24 season you had scored 4 decisive goals with the Panserraikos team from January you came to Serres. But you had a partner in attacking Costa Alexic, this year you are alone in the attack. One would say that you got his role?
“I don’t think I got the role of a player. I think I’m a different striker than Costa Alexic and I don’t look like any Super League striker. This year the communication I had with the team with the team, Tasos Papazoglou and Yiannis the physiotherapist I had in the summer with the team”
About the bandage you were wearing on their head from the match against Panathinaikos and then at the OAKA. Did you keep him in the next matches for a lucky scoring?
(Laughs) ”I don’t know this, I’m just trying to do my job well and score goals. After three games I kept wearing him because I needed him and continued the scoring”
I don’t see, however, to be preventive, because you’ve scored a lot of goals in 2025 without wearing the bandage.
“Whether I was wearing or not the bandage, I continued the effort and good work on the pitch, to score a goal. I believe very much in good work and when it is combined with luck it is good. I say this for this year’s goals I have scored. I don’t distinguish a goal”
Do you feel anxious when the team expects a lot in scoring? Why have you scored decisive goals with Panserraikos this year, which gave significant points.
“No, I feel no responsibility, no concern. It makes me happy when I score in a race and at the same time combines with the whole team’s victory. Anyway that’s why we work all the time”
In the Super League you were set by many groups on target, making this fantastic course with Panserraikos. Did PAOK approach you? How did you finally find yourself at Olympiacos?
“This is best known by the Panserraikos president, Tasos Kazias and his staff. But the first team to be interested in was Olympiacos. PAOK didn’t approach me.
I am very happy about this step in my career, to sign at Olympiacos. To want you one of the best teams in Greece and Europe. It’s a justification for me and my efforts that I have made in my career”
Did you have some contact with Olympic coach Jose Luis Mendilibar after signing the contracts with Olympiacos?
“Yes I had a communication with Olympiacos coach, Mr. Mendilibar. Not very big, however, because all this time, I still play Panserraikos and he is at Olympiacos with many racing obligations. But I also spoke with other Olympiacos faces. And his assistant Mr. Mendilibar, who is also from my city. And with Mr. Costas Karapapas and Mr. Darko Kovasevic I have spoken”
A few days ago your new team, Olympiacos, won the championship, which was the 48th of its history. In the end was the best team in the league in your opinion?
“Yes, of course, I think Olympiacos 100% was the best team and won the championship fairly”
From staying in the city of Serres for 1.5 years, what do you like most?
“I like a lot of things. I like that you can safely take a walk in the city. It is a quiet city. I am very pleased with Serres”
Leaving for a while from Serres, a message you want to send to the world, what is it?
“I would like to thank our fans for the support throughout the year they have in the team. They have also come to away games and helped us with their presence from far away. The atmosphere they create is very good on the court. I have the Serres in my mind and heart. I will remember her this year”
Will it remain in the category of Super League o Panserraikos? You come from a home win with Athens Kallithea (3-1) and another goals you scored.
“I’m sure the team will stay in the Super League. I think we have a good team. And also we have a team that can fight for higher goals”
For the new year, what does he see that he will have a teammate at Olympiacos Ayub El Kabi in the attack?
“He is a very good player El Kabi, scored a lot of goals with Olympiacos, not only in Greece but also in Europe. I on my part will continue the hard work so that I can respond to my new duties“
Source: Sport Fm
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