With his small stature, but great skill on his feet, Willian Chiroque became one of the most beloved players in the days of Sergio Markarian, especially for what was done in the 2011 America’s Cup, in which Peru won the bronze medal after beating Venezuela 4-1 in the match for third place.
With 40 years over and away from professional football since 2018 – his last club was the Atlético Grau de Piura—, the ‘Periquito’ revealed in an interview with the Popular newspaper what he does now, surprising locals and strangers by assuring that he is now focused on agriculture in his La Pilca, Piura.
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The former soccer player commented that he is now planting bananas and cocoa and that he has no problem with it because he had already planned it before hanging up his boots and going into retirement.
“I am involved in small projects in my town, planting bananas and cocoa. It is something that I had already planned, I am from here and I have no problem being on the farm,” he said in the aforementioned local newspaper.
However, he also confessed that it has been a very difficult year for him due to the lack of rainfall in the north of the country and he had to resort to another type of water supply.
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“There are eight hectares, but this year has been difficult because it has not rained and we have had to draw water from wells,” he said.
Among other revelations, Chiroque He said that he has not completely moved away from the fields because he is next to “Malingas” Jiménez in the Municipality of Tambo Grande, focusing on the recruitment of promising young people.
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