From Goalkeeper to Argentine Presidential Candidate: Javier Miley | video

Economist Javier Mileywho this Sunday became most popular presidential candidate in the primary elections in Argentina, has a football background: He was the goalkeeper for Chacarita Juniors.

“Fool” Miley, what was it called then He was the goalkeeper of the lower categories of the funebrero club. -so named because of its proximity to echacarita cemetery, the largest in the city of Buenos Aires and where legendary characters such as Carlos Gardel, Alfonsina Storni, Anibal Troilo or Benito Quinquela Martin-.

Far right MP who got support of 30.04% of the electoral list, became Elementary School’s Biggest Surprisedefeating the two main fronts of Argentine politics: the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (centre-right), with 28.27% support, and the pro-government Unión por la Patria (Peronist), with 27.27%.

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Very thin type and voluminous hairstylewell, a representative of the 80s, who resembled a British singer Rod StewardTo Connection from the early days of the Irish band U2, Miley goalkeeper He looks smiling in the election campaign photos that have circulated in recent days in the Argentine press, saving him football background.

However, the crazy long hair that today characterizes the subversive politician who defended do away with the Central Bank, the sale of organs as part of the free market and the use of weaponswas blond, not dark as today.

Miley was between 12 and 14 years old when she joined Chacarita Juniors.as he recently explained to a digital medium information former football player Gabriel Bonomi, who said that “just like in life, he was an archer”, because “He threw himself everywhere, he didn’t care.”

“He was one of those strong, big, half crazy guys, because we called him “El Loco” Miley” added the former Funebrero member.

Some of those who shared those times with him define him as someone “shy” although most emphasize thatand “he was already a leader” when he was on the football field and himself Bonomi repeats that “if you had to throw yourself into the mud, you would throw yourself into the mud.”

Milea, who will be 53 years old on the same day that a general election is held in which he seeks occupy the Pink House (headquarters of the government of Argentina) or at least qualify for the second round on November 19, he quit football when he had to choose between sports and studies, as he said in several interviews.

This Sunday has become protagonist of Election Day in Argentina, “cut off” the rise of the opposition Patricia Bullrich, very close to him in some of his approaches, who came out the winner of the evening and loudly defended the “arch” of his ideas, which could reach the title in October.

(According to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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