A harsh illness snuffed out the life of the mentor of the 10th of the Colombian National Team.
Colombian News.
Juan Carlos Restrepo, stepfather of Colombian soccer player James Rodríguez, died in the city of Ibagué after suffering an illness.
The mentor of the man from Cucuta, a player from Olimpyakos from Greece, died of causes associated with liver cancer that he suffered for several years.
This was reported by a clinic in the city of Ibagué where he was hospitalized due to the deterioration of his state of health.
always believed in james
Restrepo was the great promoter of the soccer career of the 10th of the National Team in his childhood and youth stage, taking him to teams like Envigado FC and Banfield in Argentina.
It should be remembered that James’s biological father, Wilson Rodríguez, abandoned him when the footballer today was only three years old.
Although his relationship with James’s mother ended many years ago, he always believed in the conditions of the midfielder and in that prodigious left foot, which is why his great merit in building the career of his pupil who has worn shirts for important European teams such as Porto, Real Madrid, Bayer Munich and Monaco from France.
Juan Carlos Restrepo is the biological father of Juan Valentina, sister of the Tricolor soccer player who is currently concentrating with the national team for their game against Paraguay, a match to be played next Saturday, November 19 in the United States.
At the moment, James has not ruled on the death of his loved one. It was learned that the player was the person who paid the medical expenses of the treatment to which his relative was subjected.
It is worth noting that James always stressed that he considered Juan Carlos as his father: «I was lucky and fortunate to be with him. He has always been there and always supported me. He was the one who supported me to play soccer. He put me in a school. He saw that he had the talent and conditions to play. I considered him my father,” said the 31-year-old footballer at the time.
Here are some statements by Juan Carlos about the quality of James Rodríguez:
Who was James’s stepfather?
Juan Carlos Restrepo was a Systems Engineer and a renowned businessman from the city of Ibagué, as well as the founder of the soccer club Tolima Real.
This institution was created more than five years ago with the intention of looking for new talents for soccer in our country.
Cover photo: @rcn
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