Sebastián Dubarbier, "I just want to help"

Sebastián Dubarbier was presented on Monday afternoon as a new player for CD Tenerife. The Argentine mid fielder was accompanied by the clubs sports director, Juanjo Lorenzo, who seemed very happy with events. Tuesday Duba as he is called will start to train with his new colleagues.

Dubarbier (Buenos Aires, 19/02/1986) arrives in Tenerife from FC Lorient, in the French first division. The player has ample experience in European clubs, including games in the Champions league. Amongst his titles are: two leagues, two cups and two super cups in the Rumanian league all won with CFR Cluj.

The midfielder arrives as a ceded player until the end of the season in CD Tenerife “continuity. I want to play as much as possible and help the team get out of relegation. I like the island already, the people have been very friendly and I am looking forward to playing”, he explained.

When asked about where he usually plays, Dubarbier said that “I am a left winger and can help defensively. Physically I am in good condition and I will just need to gain speed for games, but this will come over the next few weeks”.

When asked about the club, the mid fielder admitted that “I have seen several videos, the group plays well and are a quality team. It is an honour to come here and be able to help. Now I need to wait patiently, to win the coaches confidence and go back to playing the way I was before”.

Lastly, Dubarbier referred to the classic game that will be played on Sunday in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López: “This is very critical, the fans are very excited, the stadium will be full and I hope to play a few minutes. Right now we need to gain as many points as possible”.




The CD Tenerife sports director, Juanjo Lorenzo, presented Sebastián Dubarbier,in the press room in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López as our latest new player “this is the first player to join us in the winter market. He is here to help the team and it was in Rumania where he first started to understand European football. We are excited that he is here and hope everything goes well for him”, he explained.
Lorenzo defined Dubarbier as a footballer “who stands out for the intensity of his play. He is not a pure winger but moves up and down. He will add to the squad and give the coach other options put out on the field”.

The blue and white sports director didn't deny the possibility that other player might come in the winter break. What he actually said was “we can't say he will be the only one. The market has financial needs and football ones like ours. In other times coming to CD Tenerife, would be a great chance but right now players are looking at our record”.

Juanjo Lorenzo admitted that “the situation isn't easy and the team know what is in play. I hope that tings will improve. When you look at the team you can see the effort but there haven't been the results. We are going to recover the level and hope it will be sooner rather than later”.

As well the sports director wanted to thank the fans for the level of support they had given the team: “It seems to me their behaviour is exemplary. Against Albacete they were outstanding, very patient and the only thing we can do is ask that they carry on supporting us. I have lived a very similar situation in Pamplona. Finally the team saved itself and they did that thanks to the fans”.

When asked about more players, Lorenzo stated that “the winter market is very different to the summer. You need to decide exactly what you need, but in the situation we find is almost impossible to to find the sort of player that you need. We are open to any possibility. There are 14 days left in the winter market and I am sure there will be chances for players up to the last moment. We need to remain calm as we will not just take any player”.