Cerita Direktur Persija Sempat Ditolak Riko Simanjuntak Saat Mengajak Bergabung

Taufan Bara Mukti

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  • Riko Simanjuntak sempat menolak tawaran Persija Jakarta pada 2012.
  • Kala itu Ferry Paulus yang saat ini menjadi Direktur Persija langsung menemui dan menawari Riko untuk bergabung.
  • Riko akhirnya mengungkapkan alasannya menolak Persija kala itu, ia merasa minder bersaing dengan pemain-pemain besar di tim Macan Kemayoran.

SKOR.id - Sebelum resmi bergabung dengan Persija Jakarta pada dua tahun lalu, Riko Simanjuntak ternyata pernah menolak pinangan tim ibu kota.

Direktur Persija Jakarta, Ferry Paulus, adalah orang yang berjasa di balik perekrutan Riko Simanjuntak.

Ferry sudah mengamati bakat yang dimiliki Riko Simanjuntak sejak lama.

Bahkan, lelaki yang juga Komisaris PT LIB itu rela terbang jauh-jauh hanya untuk memantau permainan Riko.

Namun, pada 2012 ketika Persija melalui Ferry Paulus mengajukan tawaran kepada Riko, pemain asal Pematang Siantar, Sumatra Utara, itu malah menolak.

 

Ferry pun tak tahu-menahu apa alasan Riko menolak tawaran Persija kala itu.

Hingga akhirnya Riko berubah pikiran pada 2018, ia akhirnya bersedia menerima pinangan dari Macan Kemayoran, julukan Persija.

"Riko memang sangat unik. Dahulu saat saya datang ke Bangka, Riko saya ajak untuk main ke Persija namun ia belum menyatakan kesiapannya. Saya sempat bingung," ujar Ferry Paulus dilansir dari laman Persija.

"Saat Riko bergabung dengan Persija pada 2018, ia baru membuka rahasia pribadinya. Ia masih takut main di Persija karena nama besar yang dihuni pemain level timnas Indonesia," tutur Ferry sambil tersenyum.

Riko minder dan tak yakin mampu bersaing dengan sederet nama besar di Persija kala itu.

Padahal, Ferry menilai Riko memiliki dua kelebihan yang jarang dipunyai oleh pemain lain.

Oleh karena itulah Ferry getol mengejar Riko hingga menyambangi sang pemain ke Bangka.

"Walau badannya mungil, Riko memiliki kecepatan dan daya jelajah yang tinggi. Saya yakin suatu saat jika Persija rekrut akan menjadikan Riko pemain hebat, dan itu terjadi," ujar lelaki asal Manado, Sulawesi Utara, itu.

Kini Riko telah dua tahun bermain untuk Persija Jakarta. Satu gelar telah dipersembahkan pemilik nomor punggung 25 itu, yakni juara Liga 1 2018.

Hingga saat ini posisi Riko di tim utama pun belum tergantikan. Meski Persija kerap bergonta-ganti pelatih, peran Riko cukup vital di tim ibu kota.

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