Surinam vice-president, 61, captains a team he owns in the CONCACAF League
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Ronnie Brunswijk might be on an Interpol warrant, but it doesn't disturb him at all. Ok, he won't be able to play the return leg in Honduras, and that's all
Let's be honest. A guy is fulfiling a dream, and he's enjoying himself like there's no tomorrow.
Ronnie Brunswijk might be on an Interpol warrant, but it doesn't disturb him at all. The 61-year-old Surinam vice president lives as a free man and the state official in his home country and has a massive role in the football club Inter Moengotapoe.
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Basically, the guy owns the club, plays as a central midfielder and captains the side that lost 6-0 in the CONCACAF League tie against Honduras-based Olimpia on Tuesday night. The game was played at Inter stadium named after - you'll never guess - the very same Brunswijk.
So…the Vice President of Suriname, who is 60 years old, is PLAYING in Concacaf League against Olimpia tonight, captaining the team he owns. pic.twitter.com/Ktij4FiOoZ
— Jon Arnold (@ArnoldcommaJon) September 21, 2021
Tuesday's appearance marked a return from retirement as a player, lasting 54 minutes before he was substituted with his team trailing 3-0.
However, he won't be able to play the return leg in Honduras due to that Interpol notice, but he seems like anything but frustrated. On the contrary, footage of him giving cash to Olimpia players in the changing room after the match went viral. He's seen smiling and enjoying himself thoroughly despite a 6-0 loss.
Video was streamed tonight from Olimpia's locker room that appears to show Ronnie Brunswijk giving people in the locker room cash. He also leaves with an Olimpia shirt.pic.twitter.com/eQ1Vk928Bl
— Jon Arnold (@ArnoldcommaJon) September 22, 2021
He was a rebel leader who formed the Surinamese Liberation Army, better known as the Jungle Commando, in 1985 as he fought for the rights of African descendants. He was part of a civil war that lasted from 1986 until the peace treaty was signed in 1992, with Brunswijk remaining active in politics in his homeland ever since.
This is Ronnie Brunswijk in 1986, when he was a rebel fighter in Suriname (©Instagram/Screenshot)After the war, the Netherlands prosecuted Brunswijk for drug trafficking, which he was convicted of in absentia in 1999.
In 2005, he was suspended for allegedly threatening a player with a gun during a match. The suspension was later dismissed due to a lack of evidence before being suspended in 2012 for verbally abusing a referee.
En el juego de Liga CONCACAF entre el Olimpia e Inter Moengotapoe, fue alineado el vicepresidente de Surinam y dueño del club, Ronnie Brunswijk, de 60 años (También capitán). No, no se preocupen, no podrá jugar la vuelta en Honduras porque esta en la lista de Interpol. pic.twitter.com/igP6yxHunC
— locoxelfutbolGT (@LocoxelFutbol_) September 22, 2021
