There are players who have sporadic steps River, but for some particular reason they are remembered by the fans. It is the case of Juan Carlos Menseguez, who came to the Inferiores del Más Grande as a teenager but left without making his debut in Primera and returned in 2013 to be champion with Ramón Díaz. At 40 years old, live a life away from football but that doesn’t mean he stops following the Millionaire. And in that sense, strongly supported Martín Demichelis.
The man from Córdoba, who left professional activity in 2016, prepared to be a coach although he did not work, and who is currently working on his own venture, joined the personalities of the River world who supported Micho, in a context where the coach is looked upon out of the corner of his eye due to some decisions and irregularities of the team. Although for Rayo, have it in Núñez “it’s a luxury“.
Menseguez’s strong support for Demichelis
In an interview with Diario Olé, the former forward referred to the weight that what happens on social networks has on the protagonists of football, and used the River coach as an example, who has his main detractors in that underworld. “I see, for example, today Demichelis, who is being highly criticized. I think the way he handles himself is magnificent, how he takes the time to explain things. and his way of handling himself is exceptional, but there is even a huge shootout,” assured the Cordoban.
Along the same lines, Menseguez stressed that Micho “is a great person” and reflected: “I imagine the children watching, the wife watching… And that, perhaps not to him because he is a terrible professional, but it is inevitable that at people who are on the side hurt and that is what hurts you.” The former San Lorenzo considered that he influences that ““Marcelo Gallardo left a very high bar”but stated: “Martín today is one of the most prepared people and it is a luxury that he is in River.
Menseguez’s passage through River
Juan Carlos arrived at the age of 15 after breaking it in an Inferiores tournament, and after an outstanding first year at the club he was given the opportunity to join the Argentine Under 17 National Team. Upon returning, he did the preseason with the Primera del Millo squad. , but without a chance to play, he left Wolfsburg german for 2 million euros.
After his time in Germany and San Lorenzo (where he arrived with Ramón Díaz and quickly became a key part of the team), and a very brief stay in English football, Menseguez returned to have revenge in River, again sponsored by the Riojan in 2013, after a two-year inactivity due to a serious injury. And although debuted with a goal (in a 1-2 loss against Estudiantes de La Plata), He played only 13 games and that was his only goal.
In any case, it was an important change in Ramón’s opinion, and He was part of the team that in 2014 once again shouted champion, which then preceded one of the most successful cycles in the club’s history. In addition to that Final Tournament, he was also at the consecration in the Championship Cup.
Menseguez’s new life, away from football and with his own business
After retiring in 2016, Rayo prepared to be a coach but realized that it was not his thing, and even He discarded Ramón’s proposal to join his CT. Thus, he chose “seek emotional and psychological stability, and be able to enjoy my loved ones” and turned the other way. Which? That of spirituality. “I like to be in connection with God and in prayer. “I was always a very believer, but maybe this last time I decided to dedicate more time to those moments,” he counted.
At the same time, and based in Miramar, JCM rediscovered the ball as an amateur in 2022, defending the colors of Defensores de Miramar, an experience that allowed him to “remember why I chose to be a footballer“. At the moment, He works with a friend of his in a pizza and empanada business. which will be based in Mar del Plata. Did they have Rayo cooking? Neither does he. That is why he clarifies: “I don’t make them, ha“.
