Who is Adrián Gorostidi, the former Colón striker who entered the Big Brother house

Catalina Gorostidi She is one of the women of the Big Brother house who makes the most noise in the television program, and her surname has triggered the memories of many football fans. The reason? One of the contestants on the reality show is the daughter of a former footballer known on the pitch as Crazywho was born in one of the clubs with the most tradition in Argentine promotion and left his mark on the history of Columbus of Santa Fe with a goal that his fans will never forget.

Adrian Gorostidifather of one of the new faces of Big Brother, He surprised his daughter this Thursday by coming into the house to share a dinner special with you, as the winner of this special benefit. “I’m ready”said the Fool, who brought with him a special gift: a gigantic alfajor from Santa Fe.

The former striker, born February 11, 1973, began his career in Italian sport and then he became part of it Jujuy gymnastics at a crucial moment for the club’s return to the First Division. However, his most memorable moment in football was with the Colón shirt: during the 1997 Conmebol Cup, He scored the first goal for the Santa Fe team in an international tournamenta result that Sabalero fans will never forget.

In a recent interview Gorostidi recalled that indelible achievement for Columbus’ followers. “The ‘circus dwarf’ who saved at the U of Chile, who was very good, saved a penalty from Saralegui and then I scored, thus scoring the first goal in that Conmebol. We qualified for the Libertadores, which at that time was a miracle for a team like Colón. Although he was injured due to knee ligament surgery, the atmosphere in the stadiums was completely different from that of the local tournament. This is why I say that Colón is becoming a couples’ club.”he recalled in an interview with the Santa Fe newspaper El Litoral.

After his time at Colón (1996-2002), Gorostidi’s career went beyond the borders of the country. He joined University of Peru and also had experiences in Ecuador and Italy. In 2003 he played for Espoli, Ecuadorian football, and then moved to football, where he wore the Ecuador shirts. Cosenza FC and Folgore Carateseclub from which he retired in 2008. Before his foray into international football, he also played for Belgrano, Tristán Suárez and Atlético Tucumán in Argentina.

When you hang up your boots, Gorostidi decided to start his career as a coach, managing teams such as Unión de Aconquija and Güemes de Santiago del Estero in federal tournaments. Recently, in 2023, he became coach of Antoniana Youth of Saltaa position he held until October of that year, when he said goodbye in a difficult moment for the Salta team, which finally managed to remain in the category at the end of the season.

As often happens in the life of footballers, his daughter Catalina was born at the height of his career, today in the spotlight for her participation in Big Brother. This doctor, presented in the program as a pediatrician and head of the guard at the Santa Fe pediatric hospital, was born in 1992, when her father was still a player for Italiano en el Ascenso.

Regarding her origins, Catalina explained that, due to her father’s sporting career, he was always traveling from place to place. “Throughout my childhood we were nomads because of my father’s work, who is a professional footballer. New school, new life”, She said.