2023-10-08 14:41:48
He trained at the U, made it to the first team, was in La Roja as an adult with Reinaldo Rueda and emigrated to Europe when he was only 22 years old. This is how fast the goalkeeper’s beginnings in professional football were Gonzalo Collao.
He appeared as the Big project of the arch in the blue box and in the ‘Everyone’s Team’. However, the goalkeeper decided leave abruptly of the collegiate cast as a free player.
After that, Collao arrived at Extremadura of Spain y al NK Istra of Croatiawhere he did not have the expected regularity, and returned to Chile to defend Palestinian.
In the ‘Arab’ store he played little or nothing, and a few months ago he decided to terminate his contract. He finally decided temporarily leave the profession.
“It was a time I had to take. Now I am calm and well. I had a lot of things on my mind, a lot of issues to resolve, personal things that are not worth exposing. I have them clear. One of the things why I am out of football is because I needed space for my mental health.. I needed help and I got it,” he expressed in dialogue with La Tercera.
“I was very close to this not ending well. I’m talking regarding a depression. But with the necessary help and people, it didn’t turn into anything and I was calmer and more controlled,” he added.
Asked regarding his departure from the University of Chile, when he was called to replace Johnny Herrera, Collao said that “I was at the U for 10 years, but I would not use the word error, because having left the place where I grew up is like leaving the place where I grew up.” your parents’ house. You don’t know where you are going, but you will learn, you will make mistakes and you will remedy them. I think it was a good decision, because it was a growth. Many things happened to me, in many areas, but I grew up and that determination marked me.”
Finally, regarding his future, the goalkeeper assured that he will dedicate himself to the studies and will see the possibility of returning to professional football in 2024.
“Now I start my degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. I’m going to study and I’m very happy with what I chose. This doesn’t mean I’m retiring at 26., except that I realized when I left Palestino that I did not have any academic support. “This way I can open my mind to other things,” he said.
“I am also preparing to search an opportunity in December, because I have been passionate regarding football since I was little and I love the daily competition. It is a personal growth that motivates me,” she stated.
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