The story of Jorge D’Alessandro, the former Argentine footballer who shines in “El Chiringuito” and is very popular on the net

“The vertigo won, football has changed, Argentina’s three midfielders fly, fly. It’s another football. The pivot, which pivot? Casemiro, out. Argentina played with three boys who fly. When Mbappé, funny , he says Argentinian football is obsolete, we called Enzo Ferrari and sent us three red formulas. And to Ecclestone, because the MacAllister boy plays for Brigthon and they did like this, ttse, ttse. Tchouameni, stiff, Rabiot, goodbye, Griezmann, goodbye. Messi is leaving. He has put on his cape, the Cup and Deschamps, who kicks, they didn’t see it!”

One minute and 37 seconds of analysis that was enough to fill social networks and go viral, like so many other times, of the program The beach bar from Spain. The thick voice, the rosy cheeks, and an accent that doesn’t sound weird. Sure, that’s it Jorge D’Alessandroat 73, he was the one who became its owner Chirpingreels of instagram, tick tock and more. His message has even been paraphrased by official networks. Who is D’Alessandro? What did he do in football?​

Porteño, from the Belgrano neighborhood, the now speaker of the controversial Spanish program is not only Argentinian: He was champion in his beloved San Lorenzo de Almagro during his time with Los Matadores and as a goalkeeper he became a legend in Spain’s Salamanca, where he saved nine consecutive seasons. Of course, he’s also a coach and was active until 2013, when he managed Huesca, also a Blaugrana, before stepping into the whoops and TV show in his own right.

Its history, and its current nostalgia, still place it within Boedo. It’s that when the Old Gasometer was still there (he still says today that his life’s dream is to see San Lorenzo play again on Avenida La Plata) was when his history in football began. It was Francisco “El Loco” Doval (figure of San Lorenzo) who brought him to try his hand at goal. And he never left it, even if he had to live in the shadow of Buttice and Irusta, two heroes.

D’Alessandro, bohemian, tango and picturesque in every scheduled intervention, more than once confessed that it was Carlos Toto Lorenzo who guided him in football and who made him debut on October 12, 1967, in the 4-2 victory against Colo Colo. Champion in 1968 and 1972, his move to Europe came after a tour in Spain in 1974. He ended up in Salamanca, which would be his second home and where he played 307 games.

As a goalkeeper, he was awarded Spain’s top prize, the trophy, twice Zamora to be the goalkeeper with the fewest goals. He did it in the 74-75 and 76-77 seasons, even if they were recognized and delivered only a handful of years ago, after data collection work.

D’Alessandro sat out due to various injuries that took him off the field. And at the age of 35 he began his career as a coach, in the minor leagues, right in Salamanca, a club that disappeared in 2013 due to an economic crisis.

From DT he came in charge of Betis and also Atlético Madrid for 22 games (in 1994 he collaborated to save them from relegation), as well as managing Salamanca and Mérida (they achieved promotion to the top category), all in the First Division. Then it was consolidated as DT which was for several minor teams: Elche, Rayo Vallecano and Gimnàstic de Tarragona. All until TV cameras caught him. And now it shines on the networks, no longer those of the arc, but those of the applications.