Juan Pablo always had a ball at his feet since he was little, like so many other boys who saw the dream of realizing the dream of playing professional soccer grow. But, in the case of this 21-year-old young man, his dream was cut short when at the age of 14 and with his suitcases packed to go try out for Levante (Spanish club), a tremendous accident left him between life and death. . Nobody thought that six years later the “Messi effect” would allow him to try out as a professional player. Last June 19, he had to bring churros to the world champion at his house in Funes. From there, his life transcended and the cadet’s wish became so public that it will now come true: this Sunday he will try his luck with the Godoy Cruz team, in Mendoza.
“Nothing is a coincidence,” Juan Pablo says convinced. A job in Ireland for his father took the whole family to Great Britain when he was very young and, upon arriving, he played with his older brother for Baby in Celtic. But, at 7 years old, his mother decided to return. Upon returning, he began playing youth soccer at Newell’s Old Boys’ Malvinas complex, and then another move took him to Funes where he followed his passion for ball at Defensores.
But on March 25, 2017, when he was 14 years old, a car hit Juan Pablo when he was crossing Route 9 at the Garita 1. He had everything ready to go a few days later to try his luck in Levante, but that didn’t happen. it could be. “I had little chance of surviving, I had fractured and they detected a clot in my head. They gave me years of recovery, but after 15 days I left the hospital. The doctors told me it was a miracle,” he recalled, adding: “I “I was very frustrated, it was difficult for me to accept what happened. I left football and then returned to Defensores, but I didn’t feel the same.”
The passage of time did not discourage him. He started crossfit, athletics and got involved with 5-a-side football with his friends. However, another date was decisive: June 19 of this year; the aforementioned day when, as a delivery cadet at La Churrería de Funes, he discovered that an order he was in charge of was for the Messi family who was in his house in the private Kentucky neighborhood.
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The Capital Thus, the media began reporting on “Messi’s churrero” and thus Juan Pablo gained greater visibility. The radio program Perros de la Calle hosted by Andy Kustnezoff connected him with representatives of Godoy Cruz’s team and the link between his dream of debuting as a professional player and reality began to become shorter. “Andy asked if they could give me a test and, shortly after, they contacted me. They gave me a deadline and now I have a date: this Sunday in Mendoza, I think in reserve or fourth,” he commented.
Between the confirmation that he was going to take a test and the moment of showing his skill, Juan Pablo trained hard. He went to a soccer coach and continued with crossfit, and double shifts of soccer. “I still can’t assimilate everything I went through. It was all very sudden. I am very confident to give my best. My dream is to be a professional soccer player. Leo is my idol and I think it was no coincidence that I took him I placed the order at his house in Funes. The connection is the key. A door opened for me thanks to the importance of moving the churros, and now everything depends on me,” he noted.
He plays as a winger, since it is more comfortable for him and he knows how to develop. “None of this happened by chance, everything was connected; I am going to leave everything to make the dream come true,” Juan Pablo highlighted.
This connection that this 21-year-old man refers to is also felt by the owner of La Churrería. Since June 19, he expanded his staff from 5 to 25 people, opened his second location, has a food truck and holds events. Negotiations are underway to give the franchise to a developer who will set up a branch in Miami. If it comes true, the dream of eating churros would be a reality for Messi. (The capital)
2023-10-20 10:09:59
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