August 31, 2008
Republic
Legends By: Claudio Chaparro
"What strange things archers now use ...!"
was a morning in the late fifties and the phrase was born of retired and famous then guardamenta Peruvian Juan 'Wizard' Valvidieso. Whoever heard was nothing less than his son Louis, it is now employed as a minister of Economy and Finance. The 'Wizard' made him see his youngest offspring surprised because by that time, the goalkeepers were beginning to wear gloves on their hands to control the merciless shooting of the opposition.
Your aura of exceptional goalkeeper was formed mainly in the thirties. It was in these years that gained a reputation for atajapenales admired. Traveled throughout Europe, was one of the famous Berlin Olympic 36 and became national coach. |
Just at thirteen or fourteen, the young John began to learn the art of cabinetmaking. That would be your profession, way of living, at least until the trip to the Berlin Olympics. Baghlan
Rosa was a German based in Lima who taught him to Juan Valdivieso the secrets of the cabinet. |
"My father "Rosa added, always told us that this man born in Germany taught him the loving care of his tools. And my father, in the same job, it became much more disciplined. He loved his craft, precision, accurate drawing. Until well on in years arming three thousand pieces puzzle. And when we moved in the sixties to the home of The Cypress-where Don Juan died last year, himself, his art, manufactured doors and chairs. "
THE ORIGIN OF THE LEGEND |
Juan Valdivieso Padilla was born on May 6, 1910. His father was a policeman and his mother had food businesses. Discipline and punctuality learned it since childhood. When he was 17 years old to try their luck in Alianza Lima. His skills as a goalkeeper intuitive and risky were noted from the outset and-white team would become his second home for the rest of his life. |
therefore not surprising that three years later, in 1930, Valdez was summoned to the Peruvian team that participated in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay.
Months before that tour the goalkeeper who would later met his wife, Rosa Albina Montano. Don Juan had fallen in love. His own daughter Rosa now has what his father outlined: "He told me that in those very long trips by boat, took the opportunity to send postcards to my mother. |
told me once that after the European tour, he received several offers from clubs in England and France. They wanted yes or yes. But I said it had dismissed all love. "I stood by your mother, 'he said."
Alianza Lima in 1935 toured to Chile with his so-called 'black roll. " It was the legendary team of not only Valdivieso, but also by Alexander 'hose' Villanueva ("It was his best friend, I said it was a very quiet person," says Dona Rosa), José María Lavalle, Adelfo Magallanes, Jose Morales, among others. As a guest was a young striker of the 'U' named Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández. |
Chileans wanted to see a 'hose', whose fame had transcended boundaries. But they were amazed by Valdivieso: In seven games were interrupted four penalties to Chileans. It was enough. Since that time, was dubbed the 'Magician'.
SOUL OF EBONY |
A year later, in 1936, the 'Magician' Europe again, this time to represent Peru at the Olympics in Berlin. Two wins in a row, Finland and Austria, then the versions that stripped us of a legitimate triumph that Hitler intervened and ordered to play again Peru, Austria, who entered Peru and attacked the rival Austrian Doña Rosa says ... that according to the 'Magician', yes Peruvian people entered the field, but to congratulate the selected ... |
"My father told me that there was no aggression. That won well and was ordered play the game again because the court had no regulatory action. And though he told me, to me it is clear that Hitler did have something to do, "he says.
"In boys, my father took us to the stadium. With Luis, now a minister, we became fans of 'Muni' because my father was trained. But he did not like watching football on television. Rather, he remembered his years as a cabinetmaker. Luis once visited the United States, saw a very nice chair in the garden, came back, drew it and then built an egalitarian. He conveyed to us the idea to overcome, to have a profession and the importance of education. Luis and I joined the university in Lima, and then won scholarships to study abroad. That was for the tenacity of my father and my mother, "said Rosa. |
Berlin Olympics After |
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