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Tuesday, July14 th 2015 - Edition 555
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Living the Dream Ask any athletic teenage boy what they want to be when they grow up, and you can be sure than many of them will answer; ‘a professional footballer’. For one Torrevejense lad that dream is slowing starting to become true. This week Atlético de Madrid player Damián Agüero was back in Torrevieja to share some of his experiences with the participants in the Xpert Camps; and a pass on one or tricks in the process. Damián has been involved throughout the first phase of Xpert Soccer Camps as a monitor and coach of some of the younger players among the over one hundred attending the
campus. Damián is an alumnus of these campuses of modernization and technical improvement and following his participation in the Iker Cassillas edition of 2012, he spotted by local scouts and offered the opportunity of a trail with Atletico Madrid, where he now trains as a player while continuing his education in the Capital. During the first phase of campus, Damián worked as a monitor with a group of children participants, and took time out to answer their questions about what the life of footballer on the verge of breaking onto the professional stage, was all
Atlético de Madrid, Damián Agüero was passing on his skills and knowledge at last week’s Torrevieja Xpert Football Camp
about. He tried to convey his experiences to the group as a player from a club that competes at the highest level. Next season Damián will play in the Juvenile Division of Honour team, a category that can be compared to the Premiership for youth players. He will also have the chance to play in the UEFA Youth League, a competition parallel to the Champions League, that attracts top professional clubs from all over Europe. At the closing ceremony of the Xpert Camps, Torrevieja’s Councillor for Sports, Pablo Samper had a conversation with him in which Damián took a few moments and conveyed the pride in coming from the city of Torrevieja and has his own ‘deams’ of defend the ‘rojiblancos’ colours throughout Europe. The talent youngster was first spotted by former Real Madrid player and manager of FC Torrevieja at the time, Casimiro Torres, who played him as a 15 year old in the town’s team. What we can be sure of is that as Damián gets older and pushes his way into the Atlético de Madrid first team, that Damián Agüero will carry the name of Torrevieja beyond where he plays with his club. The talented eighteen year old is one of the jewels of Atletico Madrid and is delighted to have made it into the ‘Albirroja U20’ squad. Damien is one of the many Paraguayans who had to leave Paraguay child. Like many others, he came to Spain with his mother when he was just nine, as she wanted a better future for him. Damian not only plays for Atletico but being a member of their Academy system, is also studying at an institute, which is paid for by the club. As with many Academies, the Madrid team requires that their players gain educational qualifications, as well as being sportsmen. Besides offering him room and board and a place at their centre of excellence and paying for schooling, the ‘albirrojo’ also supports him financially to cover his personal expenses. "I'm not complaining. I think what you get is more than enough, depending on how much you spend each week,” said the talented player. The Paraguayan footballer confessed that his dream, rather than his obsession, is to break into the Paraguayan national Under Twenty team along with awaiting his opportunity to feature with the first team of Atletico Madrid. Although saying that, Atlético de Madrid’s Damián Agüero is a star of the future and Spain could soon come knocking on his door to play for them instead. All of here at the Coastrider wish Damián the very best for his future and remember the name: Damián Agüero because you just might have read about him here first.