The Colombia team, James Rodríguez, Reinaldo Rueda, retirement from professional football … Juan Fernando Quintero spoke about that and much more in a dialogue with Semana Magazine in which nothing was saved and left several sentences to analyze.
The ’10’ of Shenzhen FC, of China, who was called off from the Tricolor for the Playoff games, in addition to talking about the controversy with James Rodríguez and the national team, He returned to refer to his future, and it is that of course, despite being 28 years old, ‘Juanfer’ is not afraid of him when talking about the end of his career, to which he insists that 33 years is a good age to stop the way.
“I try to enjoy the newspaper, I don’t know for how long. I have a goal, if God allows them until I am 33 and I think that as a result of that there is less and less need,” said the creative.
Quintero left Envigado, stood out in Nacional, but shone and was captain of Independiente Medellín, a team of which he declared himself a fan and from which he suffers game after game. In fact, the midfielder cleared up doubts and referred to his retirement from the club and the possibility of buying him in the future.
Buy the DIM
“No (laughing). Hopefully, I would be very happy because I’m a fan and recently there was a kind of confusion, but I first played in Envigado and Nacional, and I thank Nacional very much because it opened the doors to the world and made me known and that will never be erased from my heart. What happens is that the heart is the boss of Medellín. I express it publicly, he cried, I suffer for Medellín, I love him and you never know what might happen in the future. In due course we are going to see, and it is not just me, there are several colleagues who want to enter there ”.
Retire in the club
“Hopefully, let’s see (laughs). In 2017 I had a good year, my grandfather was alive, he saw me play, he fulfilled a dream, I also fulfilled it, and well, I’m already at peace. I will always be a fan. from Medellín and for him to come back… I don’t know, I don’t think so, but let’s wait and see what happens ”.
Finally, Quintero also expressed his love for River Plate, a club with which he reached a great individual level and won a Copa Libertadores thanks to his goal against Boca Juniors. The former ’10’ millionaire assured that he has not thought of ending his career in Argentina; however, he does not rule out the option of returning to the country where he owns a home.
“Yes, yes, the truth is, the affection, the affection (River Plate). I tell you that I had the opportunity to buy a house in Argentina and well, I feel very identified with the country, with the people of the River, very happy with everything I was able to experience and that bond remains, the heart remains there. It is the country that gave you so much and, well, I am at peace. But I don’t think it will come back, you never know. But when one closes the cycles, I think the best thing is to close them well. Nowadays, one thinks more about well-being than about other things ”, he concluded.
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