Santiago Giménez is one of the most relevant Mexican forwards in European soccer. El “Bebote” is son of Christian Giménez, a former soccer player ta from Cruz Azul. “Santi” was also trained in “The Machine”, but his idol and reference was in the Chivas of Guadalajara: Adolfo Bautista.

In an interview for “Estampados”, Santiago Giménez was asked about his first impressions in sports. The firsts steps of “Bebote” in football were with Cruz Azul, but his reference was in the sacred Flock. Giménez admired to “Bofo”

“Bofo was like my idol when I played with Chivas. I liked his character and personality, they were different things that few people dared to do,” said the AC Milan forward.

Christian Giménez played for several years in Mexican soccer. The father of “Bebote” faced Adolfo Bau on several occasions tista. The AC Milan striker acknowledged that he had the hope of his father recovering some details of the duels between both.

“He was a great player, I remember always asking my father for the Baptist shirt,” Santiago Giménez said.

The legacy of “Bofo” Bautista

Although Adolfo Bautista played for the Tuzos of Pachuca, Morelia and Jagueres, with the Chivas of Gudalajara he managed to stand out. It was in this club in which he managed to steal the attention of a young Santiago Giménez.

“Bofo” Bautista played more than 400 games in his professional career. Adolfo scored more than 100 goals in his career, 59 of them were with the Chivas of Guadalajara. the Sacred Flock standout in national tournaments and also in continental tournaments. The “Bofo” led great results of the Chivas in the Copa Libertadores and the Concacaf Champions League.

Bautista was a player of timely goals. The former Chivas player of Guadalajara has the particularity of having scored goals in five different finals. The “Bofo” scored in the decisive duels of Apertura 2002, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2004 and Apertura 2006.