El Loco ended up opting for football because of a remarkable situation he experienced before a South American U-17.
As happened to some high-performance athletes who in their youth practiced two or more sports and at some point had to choose one, the case of Sebastian Abreu it is no different. El Loco, a soccer globetrotter, in his youth also dazzled on the basketball court, but that’s curious remarkable and inconvenient fact that ended up deciding the Uruguayan’s fate for the number five and taking him away from the orange. I know your story.
Destiny? The inopportune moment that kept Abreu away from basketball
Soccer, volleyball and basketball were the sports back then The Crazy Abreu juice. In fact, when he was 16 years old, he was cited for national preselection in three disciplines. His passion for orange stands out at the historic Uruguayan club of Trouville. However, a unexpected disaster left the lungo exgoleador charrúa without a chance to argue a South American Sub17 with the national team of Uruguay and where his place is almost assured.
“We had a training session and I came. But it wasn’t a bit late, I arrived about an hour and a half later. I had some traffic problems,” Abreu said. And continued: “Because of this situation, the coach decided to remove me from the squad and I will not be able to go to the South American.” After that unexpected his career completely changed, he left basketballhe left volleyball then for the sport of orange ball and He fully devoted himself to football.
Being excluded from the team to represent his country in continental competition, El Loco was summoned to play the same tournament but soccer, he performed well and that was the breaking point: Sporting Defenderafter seeing that presentation, go to Club Nacional de Minas, where Sebastián played, bought him a pass and he automatically became a professional soccer player.
“It was difficult because playing in Trouville and taking the first step as a basketball professional, was difficult. And also, as sports connoisseurs say he was an unbalanced player, one who made a difference in terms of individuality. Everyone saw me more as a basketball player, they thought this would be my future profession. But the fact of having a good performance in South American under 17 soccer aroused the interest of some teams like Cerro, Peñarol, Nacional, Danubio and Defensor Sporting. I replaced the chip there.
The latter history is well known. Abreu became a great professional soccer player, he toured the world, played for many countries, played in World Cups, was a champion and after retiring he was a coach, but his love for basketball did not disappear in him. In September of this year and with 46 years, crazy He decided to play again in the shirt of his beloved Trouville club in the tournament for more than 45.
Source: Tycsports
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