In place of the red earth, the Bavarian giant took root to watch elite footballers grow. The Government of Missions and the Bayern Monaco an unprecedented working agreement between an Argentine province and a world-class club, to find young people to show in the German club and also train the boys through the values ​​of sportthe respect and the education. A combo that can change the history of the province forever. And also the life of its people.

The face of Alex Hencho says it all. the trainer e scouting of the youth teams of the Teutonic club smiles and looks to the sides of the pitch in search of future talents. He proclaims the clear departure and the direct passage. I understand football as if it were a perfect, flawless machine. He knows that the idea is “to find a Messi”, even if it is not easy since “you don’t find a Leo every day on the street”.

The mission of the German nationalized Cameroonian is to select 10 missionary boys between 16 and 17 years oldduring the tests carried out at the facilities of Northern Cruisewho will travel to the Allianz Arena in November to play the Bayern Youth Cup representing Argentina.

The small world, as it is known in the region, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments that a club plays to select future talents. Those who shine there will have the opportunity to show themselves against the best and perhaps play in the inferior gods Bayern Monaco. They will compete against more than 10 countries. Even if the idea, and he constantly repeats it, is to “have fun” and “work as a team”.

But how did one of the biggest clubs in the world come to the country? The province of Misiones has one of its most important state policies in sport. In this line, the possibility of bringing the Teutonic club was born. And he didn’t hesitate. Bayern Munich settled in the provinces in March and started working.

In the first stage 20 coaches have been trained who are already working on injecting the club’s philosophy into youth athletes across the province. All followed the theoretical-practical training course for levels 1 and 2 of the program organized by Bayern.

The second phase started in April. Where the retreats were used with the presence of Bayern certified coaches in biweekly programs designed for more than 400 players aged 8 to 16 (300 males and 100 females).

The young missionaries showed their skills and worked on the technical side with the club envoys. Also, he learned philosophy “My San Mia“(We are who we are) what are the values ​​that Bayern tries to convey to the youngest, emphasizing the respectthe confidence and the teamwork as if it were a family.

“Never give up,” Alex repeats as he explains the importance of individual and collective achievements, always smiling. For this hard work, the province was divided into two areas: a base was in Puerto Piray Olympic Village and the other in Northern cruise clubInns.

The third stage It started on Saturday morning and will end on Sunday afternoon. At 8 am the first matches begin on the Bahian grass of the Club Crucero del Norte fields. 10 teams, champions of various provincial championships, have earned the right to participate in this tournament.

Regardless of who wins it, there will be 10 boys, between 14 and 16, among the 100 who will play. The important thing is his performance on the pitch and not so much the result of the tournament. Election is responsible Alex Hencho and this team is the one that will represent Argentina in the Youth Cup against more than 10 nations. A unique opportunity to put the Juventus flag first.

“Make it a possibility for everyone,” Hentcho repeats. That he arrived in Germany thanks to his father and was unable to become a professional due to an injury. He now he wants “the younger players to have the opportunity to do what I couldn’t, to play in the First Division”. A life dedicated to sport.

Word of the governor

The Governor of the Province of Misiones, Oscar Herrera Ahuad, specified that the tournament is part of the political project of the provincial sport. “I am very happy with this strategic alliance that improves the quality of our athletes and puts us missionaries at the top of the world agenda,” she said.

And he added: “Sport is a state policy for the Missions and certainly soon many missionary boys will be in the best teams in the world. We are committed to the growth and integral development of the human being, not just to chase a ball. In these clinics there is the school of values“.

The president expressed his satisfaction with this strategic alliance with the European club “to improve the quality of our athletes, and which places missionaries at the top of the global football agenda”. Something that is “fantastic, and that can only happen when public policies are taken seriously, when there is continuity in a project that understands where we are going and how objectives are set”.

Furthermore, he indicated Misiones as a province with a large young population, in which “sport has its disruptive matrix and always seeks those horizons that allow us to be able to train our young people in the best human quality”.

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