Joaquin Nanez

Appearances

Brazil 2014 (child mascot), Russia 2018 (ball boy), Qatar 2022 (pitch invader), Australasia 2023 (libero)

On The Pitch

The two best pieces of advice I ever received were to stay as far away as possible from our own goal and to assiduously pretend to look like a fine footballer, in order to make defenders follow me and therefore create space for my teammates. For both reasons I ended up being a striker, with the sole intention of letting my friends shine. Thus I give my best to support, motivate and empower people I admire, and help them achieve their goals, also off the pitch.

Teams

In the manner of Carlos Kaiser, I have managed to deliver successfully as a con artist at Deportivo Lasallano, Unión San Vicente, FC Borntal, Balderramas, El Salmón, Spirit of Friends, Blau-Weiss 52 Erfurt and SpVgg Geratal. During my long time injuries, I did my rehabilitation by getting involved in social projects such as Techo (emergency social housing), Surcos Argentinos (social farming), Red de Orquestas Barriales (network of social orchestras) in my hometown, Córdoba. I am currently proud to be wearing the colors of Spirit of Football.

Achievements

I always enjoyed meeting people from very diverse backgrounds and bringing them together. Through the years I have contributed to bringing a little bit of structure and a lot of chaos to small but ambitious organizations. I achieved the World Record of ruining three different types of coffee machines in the same week. Ah, and I co-star Maradona’s most iconic picture after retirement.