No Colombian team managed to classify Club World Cupbut several coffee players will be in the tournament. Among those the story of Jerson Lagos, little known in the FPC, but will play international competition with Auckland City New Zealand.
Lagos spoke with As Colombia And there he revealed his life story. It is not the typical soccer player, with luxuries and the like, because Combine the sport of football with the barbershop. He is 22 years old, traveled to New Zealand at age 9 in search of a better future and today, defending the colors of Auckland City, he will face the group C of the 2025 Club World Cup against Bayern Munich, Benfica and Boca Juniors.
“I am 22 years old and play as an right or left end. I love running. As well as Luchito Díaz… Seeing Luchito is like looking at one with the ball, but he is at another level, but I enjoy football as he does, ”Lagos confessed, born in Bogotá.
On combining the barbershop with football, he said: “I was barber mechanical before being a barber, with the arrival of the Club World Cup and other competitions that we have with the Auckland City, I had to make a change because it was physically very heavy. To me the barberia has always caught my attention, it gives me a lot of satisfaction to leave the people well hairded and that they are happy.”
States that it is sometimes complex have both jobsand even more with the family you have. He names children, but also points out that his passion for football is quite large and that drives him day by day.
Auckland City was champion of the Oceania Champions League. Now, he will face three teams with immense trajectory in football, and Lagos said he did not fall in this regard: “It was like a dream, as when one plays to FIFA that put any team. I still don't explain it to me. ”
His life has been out of Colombia, but does not rule out returning and, why not, have an opportunity in the FPC. Where could I play? Confesses that in anyone, but, Why not independent Santa Fe?
“Just thinking that I will be able to return to Colombia and live the years that I could not have there to do something I love would be very beautiful, my family is all very passionate about football (…) That question is hard because my family is from Santa Febut for me any opportunity that is given to me. An opportunity and an opportunity, this is football, ”he said.
