FC Barcelona It has one of the most powerful quarries in the world, called the farmhouseand there began the careers of world-class footballers such as the Argentine star Lionel Messithe frills Gavi and Pedro, among others. The club ‘blaugrana’ he constantly promotes players trained in his lower divisions and there is a Peruvian who has just participated in the training sessions of the first team.
The goalkeeper diego kochen 17-year-old was summoned by technical director ‘culé’, Xavi Hernandez -also emerged from the basic forces of the institution- to train alongside figures such as the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski and the Brazilian winger raphinha. One of his idols and his position colleague, the German, also participated in the training session. Marc André Ter Stegen.
It was not on any date, but on the same day that Sergio Busquetsworld champion pivot with Spain in the World Cup South Africa 2010He announced his retirement. The same athlete echoed this event and published it on his social networks. “Grateful for this experience,” wrote the goalkeeper on his Instagram account.
The young goalkeeper has triple nationality, his mother is Peruvian (city of Lima), his Venezuelan father (city of Caracas) and was born on March 19, 2006 in the state of Miami, USA. Before signing for the set ‘Catalan’ He had a stint at the Weston FC Academy in his native country.
arrived at ‘boat’ in 2019 and since then he has had an outstanding progression, even being called by the coaches Sergi Barjuan and Óscar López to work on several occasions with the B team, which is currently playing in the Spanish third division.
In an interview with the institutional channel itself, he narrated his experience in the reserve, in which he coincided with the former goalkeeper and father of Sergio Busquets, Carlos, who is currently a coach.
“I thank the club for the opportunity to train with them, be at the games and watch how they play, especially Arnau Tenasit seems incredible to me. Carlos Busquets it also teaches you a lot about placement and I think it’s important to have all this information. I observed how the intensity is, the difference between the juvenile and the ‘boat’ B. You have to take advantage of every moment you have, ”he said in 2022.
Kochen, who is 1.88 cm tall, told how he made the decision to put on the gloves at the beginning, which happened more out of necessity than out of conviction.
“They formed a team to go to a tournament and since all my friends were going, I signed up. Apparently the goalkeeper got sick one day before the competition and there was no one else who dared to stand (in the goal), so I entered.
For him it was a dream come true to be signed by Barcelona, because his idols play or played there in the position. “I spent a year playing in the Marcet Academy and from there he signed me ‘boat’. I reached the Infantil A category and when they told me the news I couldn’t believe it, because it’s a very big club. It was a dream come true, since I was little I’ve been a fan. Marc Andre Ter Stegen, Victor Valdes and claudio bravo They were my idols.”
According to the Spanish media Sport, Kochen has participated in various “camps” with the United States under 17 team. However, it could still represent the ‘red and white’ or at ‘red wine’ not having participated in official commitments.
