In 2004, Cristi Irimia batatorea cu succes banda dreapta a defensivei lui Dinamo. Remunerat cu 25.000 $ pe an, Cristi a inhatat hulpav oferta de la Dinamo Kiev, intelegere pe cinci sezoane, 180.000 $ pe an si vise de marire.
Titular de drept la Kiev, Kiki n-a prins decat cinci meciuri alaturi de Ghioane sau Cernat. Imediat si ireversibil a urmat dezastrul! ‘Iadul a inceput inaintea unui meci de Cupa. Ma simteam rau. Am mers la doctorii nostri, am crezut ca-mi injecteaza niste vitamine si cum nu intelegeam limba ucraineana, n-am stiut ca, de fapt, mi-au facut infiltratii. Am evoluat asa, am fortat, am fortat nenorocirea’, isi incepe Cristi povestea. ‘Ghinionul meu a fost ca, ulterior, au aparut complicatii mari. Am stat doi ani numai sub tratament. A fost vorba de o infectie urata provocata de o nesterilizare corecta a seringilor. Le-am spus medicilor de la Kiev, dar au ridicat din umeri. M-au trimis doua luni in Germania, la o clinica din Stuttgart. Am innebunit singur acolo. Imi facusem abonament pe metrou, cunosteam toate cotloanele metropolei’, rememoreaza Kiki.
„Am luat cinci luni antibiotice si mi-am facut ficatul praf”
‘Am luat, timp de cinci luni, numai antibiotice. Asta pana mi-am facut ficatul praf. A durat o juma?T de an sa mi-l refac. Uitasem de durerea la piciorul stang’, isi aminteste Cristi Irimia.
La Bologna a fost pradat de 1.200 $
‘Apoi am aterizat la Bologna. Alti doctori, alte tratamente. Dupa inca doua luni de chin am ramas si fara bani. Hotii mi-au jefuit camera de hotel si mi-au sustras 1.200 $. Parea ca nu se mai sfarsesc necazurile’, spune Kiki. ‘Acum sunt bine, mi-am revenit la Sportul, am meciuri in picioare. Merg la Kiev pentru a-mi lamuri situatia. Mai au sa-mi dea 50.000 $. Oricum, campionatul din Ucraina e sub al nostru, asa ca as reveni acasa fara sa clipesc. M-am saturat de straini si de rautatile lor. Surkis nici nu se uita la tine daca ai un necaz’, a incheiat Irimia, care a fost, odata, chiar si-n atentia nationalei.
„Ghioane nu-i un ciudat”
Coleg cu Tibi Ghioane si Florin Cernat la Kiev, Irimia are numai cuvinte de lauda despre cei doi: ‘Cernat e mai zglobiu, cu el mai ieseam prin oras. Tibi e super de treaba, are caracter. Nu-i ciudat sau asa ceva, doar ca-i mai
linistit. Acum si-a revenit complet, mai ales ca a castigat 50.000 $ intr-un meci, finala Cupei Ucrainei, contra lui Sahtior’, dezvaluie Cristi.
Ofertat de Rapid si de Urziceni
Dupa trei luni in care a evoluat gratis pentru Sportul, Kiki a primit oferte de la cluburi din prima divizie. ‘Arbitrajele in Liga II sunt incredibile. Arbitrii te injura si fluiera cu directie. Este haos!’, a descris Irimia aventura la Sportul. Unirea Urziceni, formatie condusa de fostul sau tehnician, Dan Petrescu, va fi, cel mai probabil, destinatia pe care fotbalistul o va alege. Un alt club interesat de serviciile sale este Rapid, Copos declarand ca ar vrea sa schimbe sistemul, sa treaca la 4-4-2, situatie care i-ar conveni de minune lui Cristi. ‘Rapidul m-a ofertat si-n iarna, dar am ales Sportul pentru a juca titular’, a dezvaluit Kiki, care mai este si in atentia lui Dinamo.
Are masina de 40.000 de euro
Irimia conduce un bolid BMW, in valoare de 40.000 de euro. ‘L-am cumparat cand am semnat cu Dinamo Kiev. L-am luat mai mult pentru drumul pana la Kiev. Decat sa merg cu avionul, mai bine ma lipsesc. Fac 8-9 ore cu masina si gata’, explica Irimia.
Cristi Irimia
-Data nasterii: 07.07.1981
-Pozitie: fundas dreapta
-Cariera:
1999-2004 Sportul
2004 Rapid
2004 Dinamo
2005-2007 Dinamo Kiev
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