NEWS

18.08.2005

“We Are the Happiest People of the World”

World famous stars of Beşiktaş Ailton and Kleberson answered the questions of the press at BJK Nevzat Demir Facilities. Brazilians expressed their happiness in being a part of Beşiktaş.

Brazilian world famous stars Ailton Goncalves Da Silva and Jose Kleberson Pereira, who had drawn the attention of not only our fans but also sports media by their arrival at Turkey , answered the questions of press members.
Ailton, the “goal machine”, was the first one to speak; he expressed his happiness due to the attention he and Kleberson received in the first game and added; “However the warm welcoming reception at the airport impressed me deeply from the very start. This was a memory that I can not forget easily. I am very happy for being here.”
Ailton, who had stated having heard things about our country and Istanbul before coming to Turkey, disclosed that he had talked to our ex-player Zago after receiving our offer. Ailton continued as follows:
“I already knew that Beşiktaş was the biggest club of Turkey. I had offers from other clubs. Especially Benfica was very insisting. However I talked to my family and opted for Beşiktaş. We are very happy for my decision.”
Ailton was reminded of Pascal Nouma being an idol for Beşiktaş fans, talked about comments on his filling his spot as follows:
“I do not have any concern like filling somebody’s spot. When I look back, I see that I have occupied a special place in the hearts of all football lovers during my 7 year stint in Germany. I will do my best in order that the same thing also happens here.”
Ailton, who noted that he signed a 2 year contract with an optional year with our Beşiktaş and that his aim is to play football until the age of 36, disclosed that he would stay in our Club as long as the Team is pleased with him.
The goal scorer who answered the evaluations regarding his weight last said; “I was at the same weight when I became the top goal scorer. I was facing similar questions regarding this matter also in Germany. I was like this from the day I knew myself. This is the feature of my physique. We could say; my mother fed me a lot of milk when I was a child.”
Other Brazilian Jose Kleberson Pereira also answered the questions of the press members in a warm manner. Kleberson noted that he had also received many offers from various countries and continued as follows:
“I had a hard time to choose to be honest. I sent my wife to Turkey in order to make up my mind and we decided that this country is suitable for us. There is a very nice environment that we see and feel by living in here. As a result we are very happy as a family for being in Istanbul.” 
Kleberson answered the question of a press member “You are being viewed as the saviour. What do you think about that?” as “I did not come to save the team but to contribute to the  success of Beşiktaş with my team mates. My target is to aid my club in reaching its objectives by playing good football.”
Finally, Ailton and Kleberson expressed that their common wish is that Turkish National Team meets Brazil in the semi final of the 2006 World Cup as it did in 2002.   
    

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