Learn more about some of Orlando City's most dedicated fans 

The final part of our series profiling the season ticket holders who we featured on our 2015 Season Ticket billboars around the Greater Orlando area. In this edition, we spoke to Russell Bogenscneider (who's face doesn't actually appear on the billboards as he was celebrating with his shirt over his head) and Rudy Javar, who was game enough to belly slide on the dry ESPN grass!

Name: Russell Bogenschneider Russell.jpg
Profession: Owner of Florida Tree Care Company, Certified Arborist, and a member of the local band the Goldminers that has been around since ‘98
Years being a fan: Season Ticket Holder since the first season

OC: What does Orlando City mean to you?
RB: “It’s another local sports franchise to get behind, and it’s good to have someone to root for. I’m a Seminole guy there’s a lot going in Orlando in general and soccer is just another great thing that has come to this area.”

OC: What is one of your favorite memories attending an OCSC game?
RB: “We love the team and being close to the field. The seats that we had in the past were great, real close to the edge. It provides a very tactile experience when you’re that close to the action. When you get people out there from the community, whether they’re singing the anthem or getting an award, we enjoy that.

OC: Looking ahead to 2015, what are you looking forward to the most?
RB: “We’re looking forward to being able to get into the rest of the teams in MLS. Getting to know their players and coaches, and the soap opera that comes with national sports’ franchises, as well as our players and rivals. Of course we’re looking forward to the new stadium. We’ll see what MLS holds for us in terms of our own team and just getting behind them.”

OC: How did it feel when you were selected for the Ad Campaign?
RB: “It was fun. We got a real charge out of that. I’m also in a local band called the Goldminers, and we’ve been playing gigs since 1998, so everyone has gotten a kick out of seeing me around town on a billboard with a shirt over my head.”

 


 

Rudy.jpgName: Rudy Javar
Profession: Runs a Transportation Company
Years being a fan: Fan and Season Ticket Holder since 2012.

OC: What does Orlando City mean to you?
RJ: “Everything. I love this team. It’s what I think about in the morning, in the afternoon, and what I think about before I go to sleep at night. Soccer is my sport, so all I think about is soccer.”

OC: What is one of your favorite memories attending an OCSC game?
RJ: “It’s actually not at a game. It’s outside of the game, I’m a member of the Ruckus, and getting together with everyone to make tifos was a great experience. The second thing is when the team went Kansas City and we had a watch party at Piper’s to watch their Open Cup game.

OC: Looking ahead to 2015, what are you looking forward to the most?
RJ: “Playing with Orlando City in FIFA.”

OC: How did it feel when you were selected for the Ad Campaign?
RJ: “It was pretty cool. Brian Paul told me on the phone, and I told him ‘yeah I’ll do it.’ I didn’t think it would be like this. I thought that it would be a few Facebook posts and call it a day. I didn’t know I was going to be on billboards, on magazines, that’s just crazy!”



2015 Season Ticket ad
 

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