In the France, land of wine, there’s a region of Alsace. In the Alsace, one of the most developed regions in France, there’s a city of Schiltigheim, fifth-largest town of the region and home of the French FC Partizan. We talked to its founder Erick Maitre:
Tell us something about yourself.
- I am 30 years old policeman Erick Maitre, president of Partizan Schiltigheim. I’m French with Serbian and Italian origins, and I used to play football which is my greatest passion.
How did you hear about Partizan?
- I’m a big football fan since ever, and while I was listening about Serbian “Eternal derby” and two great Belgrade clubs, I knew that I have to go to Serbia. When I arrived, I was surrounded by Grobari, their passion, black and white atmosphere and I was introduced in club history. All of those attracted me, and I made my choice, my heart became black and white.
How did you come up with an idea to form a team?
- Last year, I was talking to my friend Sylvain Andre (secretary of the Partizan Schiltigheim) one day about creating a team that will represent our town. We have instantly had idea to name it Partizan, and with the name of our town, we associated the values of France and Serbia.
Are you in contact with the board of Partizan Belgrade and do you plan some joint actions in future?
- We have had the honor of appearing on the club's official website two times. Also, we have talked about organizing some kind of meeting and weekend in Belgrade, which would include stadium tour, support on one of the matches and a friendly game with some local team. Nothing has been organized yet, but we have a motivation and desire to achieve that.
Since three French basketball players play in Partizan, is there black and white fan potential?
- Oh yes, you have a lot of fans here, especially in Alsace. Leo Westermann was born in Haguenau, which is just 20 km from our town, so we intend to contact him soon, maybe he would like to send us a signed jersey.
Which league do you play in?
- Partizan Schiltigheim is playing in Alsace championship at the moment (7 football and futsal). Currently, we’re second placed in that competition.
Do you intend to go on professional level?
- We need to organize ourselves and set goals. Since we’re still young, we will grow and learn from our older brother. We still need to obtain the necessary equipment, find partners, but the most important thing is that we have to prove ourselves worthy to wear black and white stripes here in France.
So we might go on professional level one day. You never know what is going to happen tomorrow.
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U Francuskoj, zemlji izvrsnog vina, postoji Alzaška regija. U Alzasu, jednoj od najrazvijenijih francuskih regija, nalazi se grad Šiltighajm, peti najveći u regiji i dom francuskog Partizana. Popričali smo sa Erikom Metrom, osnivačem alzaških crno-belih:
Recite nam, za početak, nešto o sebi.
- Ja sam Erik Metro, tridesetogodišnji policajac iz Šiltighajma, predsednik fudbalskog kluba Partizan. Francuz sam, ali imam i srpskog i italijanskog porekla, a moja najveća ljubav je fudbal, kojim sams se nekada i bavio.
Kako ste saznali za Partizan?
- Oduvek me je zanimao fudbal, i dok sam slušao o velikom srpskom "Večitom derbiju" i dva beogradska kluba, znao sam da moram da odem tamo. Od momenta kada sam stigao u Srbiju, bio sam okružen Grobarima, sjajnom atmosferom, strašću za fudbalom i navijanjem, a brzo su me uputili i u klupsku istoriju. Sve to me je, naravno, privuklo, i ja sam izabrao svoju stranu.
Kako ste došli na ideju da oformite tim?
- Prošle godine sam razgovarao sa svojim prijateljem Silvanom Andreom (trenutno sekretar kluba) i želeli smo da napravimo klub koji će predstavljati naš grad. Odmah nam je na um palo ime "Partizan", a sa imenom Šiltighajma smo uspeli da udružimo vrednosti Francuske i Srbije.
Da li ste u kontaktu sa upravom beogradskog kluba i da li imate u planu neke zajedničke akcije?
- Imali smo tu čast da o nama bude reči na zvaničnom sajtu beogradskog Partizana. Takođe je bilo reči i o organizovanja sastanka i vikenda u Beogradu koji bi podrazumevao obilazak stadiona, prisustvo na nekom od ligaških mečeva i prijateljsku utakmicu sa lokalnim timom.
Još uvek ništa nije rganizovano, ali se nadamo da ćemo uspeti da se dogovorimo.
Da li Partizan ima navijače u Francuskoj, s obzirom da 3 francuska košarkaša igraju za crno-bele?
- Naravno, mnogi navijaju za Partizan, posebno u Alzasu. Kao što znate, Leo Vesterman je rođen u ovoj oblasti, u gradu koji je na samo 20 kilometara od Šiltighajma, tako da planiramo da ga uskoro kontaktiramo, možda bi želeo da nam pošalje potpisan dres.
U kojoj ligi se takmičite?
- Partizan iz Šiltighajma trenutno igra Alzaskom šampionatu (7 na 7 i futsal). Trenutno se nalazimo na drugoj poziciji.
Da li vam je profesionalni nivo jedan od ciljeva?
- Prvo moramo da se organizujemo i utvrdimo prioritete. A pošto smo još uvek mladi, moramo da rastemo i učimo od starijeg brata. Moramo da kompletiramo opremu, nađemo partnere i sponzore, ali je najbitnije da dokažemo da smo dostojni crno-belih pruga, jer smo mi ti koji predstavljaju Partizan u Francuskoj.
Možda jednoga dana i postanemo profesionalan klub. Nikad se ne zna šta nosi sutrašnji dan.
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