Aquivaldo Mosquera was one of the players who was in the process of José Pékerman and Néstor Lorenzo on their way to the 2014 World Cup. The former central defender was in the South American Qualifiers but was excluded from the final list to go to Brazil. Now, involved in football but as a coach, he referred to the new era that he began with the help of the Argentine coach, who was his coach at the time.
In the middle of the sports program the vbarfrom Caracol Radio, Aquivaldo spoke of the expectation with the Colombian National Team, which in the friendlies against Guatemala and Mexico showed a mixture of experience and youth, thinking about the 2026 World Cup. About Néstor Lorenzo, who in the Pékerman era was the responsible for directing the defenders, he preferred not to give many opinions.
“More than believing Lorenzo, I believe the players. We have impressive players, I think that nothing else is lined up, like how everything lined up in 2014 when they arrived. The process that existed was impressive, the players had a great future at this time and that was demonstrated. More if I believe Lorenzo or not, I believe the players we have in Colombia”, he stated.
It should be remembered that Aquivaldo recently had his first experience as a coach, taking charge of Cúcuta Deportivo in promotion football. However, he left due to a crisis of results. His last game as a professional player was in Liga MX with Jaguares de Chiapas in 2017, and from then on, he began to focus on his coaching career. Today he does not rule out that a door will open for him in a country from which he left nationalized and in which he played in greats like Pachuca and America.
Regarding his departure from the Motilón team, he said: “I am more motivated than ever. This process in Cúcuta, despite the results, there were very positive things, that makes me very happy, with much more desire to move forward. Here in Colombia or in anywhere. In Mexico I have a name, we are going to start knocking on doors to see if another market opens. We have to continue preparing.”
