He debuted very young in the Argentine National Team and seemed to have a brilliant career in football, but decided to abrupt sport abruptly.
Argentine football elevates young talents to glory, but some fail to sustain it. Injuries, decisions or lack of opportunities turn off promising careers. A San Nicolás striker marked a milestone in the Albiceleste with only 17 years, but his career ended abruptly in a few years.
Jorge Cecchi debuted in the Argentine National Team before Bocaa historical record. He shared squad with world champions, but at 23 he left football. Today, his life takes place in a Belgrano building, far from the stadiums.
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Jorge Cecchi’s story: the promise that went out ahead of time
Jorge Cecchi, born in San Nicolás in 1963, He arrived at Boca Juniors in 1979 with 16 years, from Somisa. In 1980, still in reserve, César Menotti summoned him to the National Team Given the absences of Mario Kempes, Daniel Bertoni and Osvaldo Ardiles, an unforgettable moment for Argentine football.
With 17 years and 6 months, he debuted on December 4, 1980 against the Soviet Union in Mar del Plata1-1 draw in a friendly duel. On December 16, in Córdoba, he played against Switzerland, Victoria 5-0, also of exhibition, since these duels were preparatories for the 1981 World Cup. Only Diego Armando Maradona surpassed him in youth when it came to being released in the albiceleste.
In 1981, he debuted in the first in Boca and participated in 12 games of the Metropolitan Tournamentthat the Xeneize won with Pelusa as a figure. In 1982, the blue and gold team released it. He had steps with a few minutes in Temperley, Admiral Brown, El Porvenir, Aldosivi and Tigre, his latest club before hanging the booties.
The present of Cecchi and its relationship with former figures of the Argentine National Team
Cecchi left football in 1987, at 23, devastated by Boca’s departure and an offer from Mexican football that did not prosper. The lack of continuity both in the Xeneize and in minor clubs led him to leave, in addition to needing money to subsist.
After a while, He managed to find work as in charge of a building in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Belgrano and has been there for 38 years. Of course, he does not forget that it is with Javier Mascherano, Marcelo Trobbiani, Alejandro Débole and Emanuel Mamanna, one of the few players who wore the Argentine team’s shirt before having made his first division debut.
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