On march 2010 · 20 minutos
The green grass of Villa Park in Birmingham has little to do with the old yellow fields of Santa Ana, and San Federico Pegaso. However, it is possible to find a bridge between different worlds. This is Carlos Cuellar (Madrid, 28 years), Aston Villa defender, before he built his success in football modest future.
"I was always a neighborhood teams player," says this resident of the Madrid district of Tetuan, "the 11 or 12 years-certainly-did a trial with Real Madrid, but they caught me. Then he played as a striker and practiced athletics . My specialty was 1500, "he recalls. Nor did fortune with Atletico: "I played with them a youth tournament, we won and was voted best player." But Cuellar is still waiting for the so-called red and white.
"Many people identify with me," she says, are proud to humble someone has won. To get out of where I come, you must have luck and work hard, "concluded the Spaniard on the Aston Villa paid in summer of 2008, 10 million euros to Glasgow Rangers, the team which finally exploded after going through the Calahorra, Numancia and Osasuna.
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