Sometimes a football player's career is unpredictable, one day you share a locker room with one of the greatest players in history, and a few years later you find yourself driving an Uber. This is the story of José Rodríguez Gomez, who played for the national team in two training matches against Brazil and Singapore in 2017.
"We've always been a humble family. Jose helps us make a living. He goes out after practice to work with the car in the afternoon. Sometimes, more at night," the actor's father said in an interview with Argentine media. Almost seven years after sharing the pitch with Messi, in the same team led by Jorge Sampaoli, and after countless injuries, Jose Luis Gomez is debating whether to give up football or try it again. At the age of 30, the Racing defender's contract expires on December 31 and the club has no plans to renew it today.
Despite devoting himself to training over the past year, at the moment it seems that if at the end of the year he does not get a chance to go play for another team, he may retire from football, and continue to work as a driver, this time full-time. "I hope something shows up for him, so he will continue to do what he knows best, and be happy on the pitch," the defender's father expressed his wishes.
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Gomez. Helps support the family, photo: from Twitter
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