They called him “Rulo”, he was a midfielder and was able to shine in important Argentine soccer clubs. Today we bring you the story of Claudio Parisa former soccer player who decided to retire at an early age to become a man of the countryside.
In a rural area within the gigantic Province of Buenos Aires, Paris works raising livestock. The father of three daughters decided to take his destiny in a completely different direction, like many former soccer players who decide to change their scene after hanging up their boots.
Although Claudio is currently very far from the fields, it can be said that despite his premature retirement he had experiences desired by any Argentine soccer player or by anyone who dreams of becoming a professional soccer player.
What was Claudio Paris’s football career like?
Claudio Paris trained in the lower divisions of a club with a long history of our football: Students of La Plata. The one who managed to perform as a central midfielder made his debut in “Pincha”, and I do not hesitate to praise the club that formed him in an interview for La Nación: “The club in terms of the education and training of a person is the best of the country. The players who pass by are grateful for life and want to return.”
Since 1992, Claudio Paris worked for the Buenos Aires capital team. He was part of the squad that was relegated in 1994, but also achieved promotion to first class the following year. In addition, he is remembered for a goal he scored in a classic against Gimnasia, in what was a 1-1 draw in 1996. Despite having a good stay at the club, the player commented in an interview for 0221.com.ar that His relationship with the coach was not the best at that time, so he decided to leave the institution well and was transferred to Newell’swhere he broke it.
In 1997, the man from Mar del Plata arrived in Rosario where he had great performances. In addition, Rulo shared a squad with those who were great youth players at that time, such as Gabriel Heinze, Walter Samuel, Maxi Rodriguez, Diego Mateo, Leonardo Ponzio, “Cholo” Guiñazú, among others. After four great seasons and thanks to being fundamental, Paris was transferred to Italian football, more precisely to Perugia.
Once settled in Italy, Claudio was not able to demonstrate what he knew how to do for so long. In Perugia the former midfielder suffered an injury that later caused him to suffer and he only spent one year in European football.
On his return to the country, Rulo had the experience of playing for a great Argentine soccer team: Avellaneda Racing Club. However, due to the low back pain that he had contracted playing abroad, he was only able to play a handful of minutes between 2002 and 2003 at “La Academia”. It is at that moment that the former midfielder hung up his boots at the age of 29, but without definitively leaving professional football.
The life of Claudio Paris after his retirement from football
After leaving the field due to injury, Paris was a field assistant for one of the clubs in his hometown: Aldosivi. Although it was a relatively short time, the former player no longer enjoyed football as he used to before. “One day we had to travel to Comodoro Rivadavia, we did it by bus, it was during the time of the ashes, it took us four days to return. There I said enough, this is not for me. It was choosing to be alone and the family could do more,” he commented in the interview with 0221.com.
This is how Claudio Paris decided to dedicate himself to the life he leads to this day. In a rural town in Buenos Aires, more precisely on May 25, the former player changed the green grass of the fields for that of the field. Since then, the former midfielder has dedicated himself to nature, breeding, feeding and marketing cows.
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In turn, Rulo stated that when his teammates used to buy luxurious cars, he thought about the future and invested in fields. This is how he came to lean towards rural life: “At that time I was thinking about the future, I didn’t want to put the money in a Mercedes Benz and I preferred to invest in fields.”
Likewise, the former player said that it was not an easy process that he had in his life after retirement. “Not knowing what to do after retirement is a footballer’s problem, an inability that the player has, I am convinced of that. Nobody makes him see that this is over quickly,” Rulo told La Nación. “I began to develop little by little in this new stage. I didn’t know much about the countryside, but I started planting and at the same time I also had a time where I dedicated myself to building apartments. I kept trying until I got fully involved with the cows and that convinced me, it gave me the peace of mind that I was missing,” remarked the former central midfielder.
At the same time, the one who used to recover balls on the field now has a very different hobby than soccer. Rulo found a sport that connects him more with his enjoyment of nature: kitesurfing.
Claudio Paris is a living example of how important it is to think about the future regardless of whether one lives in the present of fame and money. With the humility that characterizes him, the former player was able to understand in time that a player’s career is short, and thanks to that today he has a job that gives him peace of mind and stability, that stability that he gave to his teams every time he was on the court.
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