60. 6-0... They lost 6-0.
In an incredible turn of events, Suriname Vice President - as in, an actual politician - pulled on the shirt of Inter Moengotapoe and played a total of 54 minutes in the team's
CONCACAF clash against C.D. Olimpia.
Why? Because he owns the team, that's why. Oh, and he made himself captain - because why not?
60-year-old Ronnie Brunswijk - who has served as the country's VP since 2020 - is a former rebel leader and was previously the personal bodyguard of Dési Bouterse, who overthrew the government in 1980 via a military coup.
He played up-front and also wore the number 61 in honour of the year he was born.
https://twitter.com/NimblewNumbers/status/1440500733334343685?s=20
However despite being quite literally a powerful presence on the pitch, he was ultimately substituted inside the first 10 minutes of the second half when the team were already 3-0 down.
Inter went on to lose 6-0 - but the elder Brunswijk spent more minutes on the pitch than
Damian Brunswijk, his 21-year-old son. Incredible and not unlike the time he and a Chinese businessman decided to buy a club in the country's second division and made them play his son.
https://twitter.com/FootyAccums/status/1394381778882859016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394381778882859016%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fsports%2Fchinese-soccer-team-owner-plays-son-he-shihua-zibo-cuju%2F
Brunswijk has actually been the player/owner of Inter Moengotapoe since 2002, having helped build the club's stadium, the Ronnie Brunswijkstadion - which is also incredible.
It's worth noting that beyond having formed the Surinamese Liberation Army or
'Jungle Commando', Brunswijk was previously
convicted as a drug trafficker and in 2005, he was suspended for allegedly threatening a player at gunpoint during a match. The charge was ultimately dismissed due to a "lack of evidence".
Nevertheless, he's still not the best politician we've seen on a football pitch:
https://twitter.com/Robwilliams71/status/1005894147637678080?s=20
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