ABDON PORTE
( Freedom in the neighborhood of the capital of the department of Durazno, Uruguay, some say that in 1880 another in 1893 - † Montevideo, Uruguay, March 5, 1918) was a Uruguayan footballer. He played in the defensive midfielder position. "El Indio", that was his nickname, was multiple champion in both the national and international level with the National Club Champion Football and also the 1917 Copa America with Uruguay. He committed suicide on March 5, 1918 after shooting himself with a shot gun in the center circle of the Estadio Gran Parque Central National Football Club, in a very remembered by sports fans from Uruguay.
FOOTBALL CARRER
He arrived in 1908 to Montevideo from the department of Durazno, achieving his career start in the capital of Uruguay, on Columbus Soccer Club team, to move to the club late Liberty. From there went to National Football Club, which debuted on March 12, 1911 in the right back position against Dublin club. He played his last game against Charley 3-1 victory for the day before National suicide.
In National Porte was undisputed holder, carrying the captain, defending the tricolor jersey (now what could or would have been with the number 5 on his back). It was characterized as a seasoned player and great temperament, good in the air and with great skill and collaborative brand in defensive and recovery tasks, playing a total of 207 games and getting 19 titles in 6 seasons counting both those made to locally and internationally.
Xosé Enriquez, in his book Into the camp are the white ones, wrote about El Indio: 2
"... Was a rustic lungo, skinny, 'morochón and Peloduro' who came from 2 Freedom, although the club had been Columbus who brought him to the capital ...."
Enriquez Xosé
Meanwhile Luis Scapinachis in front of goal Gambeteando Book: Anecdotes and sports stories, told: March 4
"He was a man typical defensive fighting style, tenacious 'center-half' of Eastern football brilliant period. Abdon Porte was remarkable, with virtues and extraordinary qualities, defensive and collaborative, well known and remembered for a long time, the fans of old. was a good big boy, 'friend of friends'; gauchazo to do well. Manso on the court although the 'break' to kick. "
SUICIDE
At the beginning of 1918 and given to the season starting, the Board of the club decided to put in place the player Alfredo Zibechi Porte implying that he lost his starting job in tricolor set (worth remembering that in those days it was not common clubs count with Technical Director and when they had one, the importance and weight of these inside the clubs were secondary). The Sports Commission's decision was based on that Porte had declined in performance. This was something the club idol could not assimilate.
March 4 The National played a game against Charley. Nacional won by 3 goals to 1 and Porte played the entire game with a very good performance. As was customary, at night management and players gathered in the clubhouse in the center of Montevideo, for a small celebration. At one in the morning of March 5, 1918 Abdon Porte left the party and got into a tram that left him on the doorstep of Grand Central Park, went to the middle of the court that he and his companions had reopened in 1911 (after a great fire that suffer the stage) and where he had established himself as a true idol National Uruguayan football and to end their existence. He was only 25 or 26 years and his marriage to his girlfriend was scheduled for April 3.
A few hours later, in the chilly morning of March 5 that the puppy club canchero found the lifeless body of Lading. The dog almost dragged his owner, Severino "Injun" Castillo, the central circle where lay the body cancha3 midfielder with blood on the left side of his shirt, the gun with which he shot himself in the heart and two letters in a straw hat: one addressed to the President of National and one to a pariente.5
In the first letter, addressed Porte José María Delgado as follows: May 4
"Dear Doctor José María Delgado. I ask you and other co-Commission to do for me as I did for you: do it for my family and for my dear mother. Goodbye dear friend for life." He
Abdon Porte
In addition, under his signature was recalled to his beloved National:
"Powder but become National / powder and always loving. / Will not forget for a moment / how much I loved you. / Goodbye forever.
As the brothers also Céspedes, historical legends of the club who had died thirteen years earlier victim of smallpox:
In the Cemetery Bolivar Tile with Carlitos. "
All Uruguay was moved by the news of the suicide of Lading. His colleagues brought flowers, guarded the casket during the wake, signed a collective condolences to give to their relatives and took the strips of the hearse before leaving in the Cemetery of La Teja, next to the Cespedes brothers. Eusebio Céspedes, father Carlos Bolivar and made possible his funeral with his amigos.5
The Montevideo Wanderers offered to play a match for the benefit of the bereaved and asked that day did not play any games, Peñarol and sent Charley crowns, and institutions in the league in solidarity with Nacional.6
Numa Pesquera, a leader of the club, he reflected: "Nacional was his ideal, he loved him as a believer of his faith, as his flag patriot"
