Former Madrid Story Reviving Story

DBasia.news – Still remember the name Royston Drenthe? For the real European football lover, they won’t forget the name. It’s not due to his rocketing success, but his tragic fate.

It was all happened 11 years ago when Real Madrid bought him worth 14 million euro. It was reasonable for a player who joined Real Madrid as the talented one, not just a regular player.

Moreover, Drenthe came with Euro U21 champion title along with the Dutch national team and performed his best skill during two years playing for Feyenoord. It was the same as Marcelo who is currently the left defender of Madrid, Drenthe also played as the left defender or left striker.

The fans expected a lot from the Rotterdam, April 8, 1987, born player. He started it good when playing regular in his debut (2007/2008) ended with La Liga title. But in the second and following round, Drenthe’s fate was completely changed.

Along with Marcelo’s impressive performance in the left field, his playing experience was decreasing due to the problem with the fans who booed on him. It disturbed his focus and Madrid loaned him to Hercules and Everton, before permanently released to a Russian club, Alania Vladikavkaz.

Since then, Drenthe career was stuck and decreasing. He changed the club many times, bought Reading, and retired in 2016 before he was 30. He became a rapper at that time.

Two years later, Drenthe found his motivation to play football and signs the contract with Sparta Rotterdam club. Reviving from his retirement, Drenthe ensures he is mature now through the bitter experience in the past.

“Now I am much more a man before I was too young and didn’t know anything about business. Now, I take charge of all my contracts. I’m a father; I cannot do the nonsense I did before. I need my children to be proud of me,” said Drenthe to Marca.

“I would not erase anything of what I have done until now, but now I am much more of a man and I am a different person. I am very happy to play football again. I am playing at Sparta Rotterdam, which is practically in my garden,” he said.

In his 31, it’s not the time for Drenthe to play with his career and focus to deliver the best performance for the club who plays in Eerste Divisie, the second-class competition in Dutch.