Ricardo Gareca: memories, milestones and lessons seven years later

Words may not be enough to explain what it means Ricardo Gareca in the Peruvian national team and what he has generated in these seven years that he has been in charge of the Bicolor. On March 2 (2015) he was presented and took office with the seriousness that characterizes him.

Today, seven years later, many have crossed his path and praise rains down on him, but he keeps his usual restraint. If his work already speaks for him – qualifying for the World Cup, the America’s Cups and the possibility of going to Qatar – this time we add the voices of those who share with him and those who know him from life.

Seven years in which Ricardo Gareca restored hope to the Peruvian people. Seven years in which, beyond the results, the Bicolor finally made us feel well represented.

– He was the one who brought Ricardo Gareca to the Peruvian national team

“He is a very professional person, surrounded by a great team that understood the needs of the Peruvian soccer player and how to attack them”

“He is a very professional person, surrounded by a great team that understood the needs of the Peruvian soccer player and how to attack them. He knew how to get the best out of the players, and from humility and hard work we have been getting stronger and hopefully it will materialize in qualifying for Qatar. May Ricardo’s work serve to strengthen the roots of Peruvian soccer. Qualifying will be wonderful, but we must take advantage so that they not only remain in history, but also become the engine for change in Peruvian football”.

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– Accompany Gareca from Vélez

“Being a man who is not satisfied with what he is getting, he always goes for more and one takes on the same mechanics of always going for more”

“Working with Ricardo is challenging because being a man who is not satisfied with what he gets, he always goes for more and one takes on the same mechanics of always going for more, that is, we always have to improve what we are doing. It is gratifying because it gives you a space to develop and be able to carry out the task that one fulfills with absolute tranquility and that is good, and that happens not only to me, but to all the components that we accompany in this challenge. We had the support of the Federation to be able to develop a work according to the demands of a national team. We have improved the infrastructure, the number of personnel, we have had technology to be able to carry out our work”

– Collaborated with Gareca analyzing France for the World Cup

“He is very fatherly, a guy with many battles and a well-prepared coach. He understands the player and knows well what to say to him”

“He is a guy who watches you, sees you and, as he was a player, he realizes many things. He knows when the player is fine, when he looks him in the face or lowers his head, when he is strong and wants to train. All of this he sees. He is very fatherly, a type of many battles and a well-prepared trainer. He understands the player and knows what to say to him. I always say that teaching a player is difficult, but you can correct some things. He has that: he corrects. I think the Peruvian player learned to understand Gareca and he learned to understand them”

– Gareca’s partner in America de Cali and Vélez

“An extraordinary player, with a lot of dedication that was contagious. As a coach, his teams play very well, with great work in Vélez and all the work he has been doing with the Peruvian national team”

“I have the best memories, a great teammate in América, in Vélez. An extraordinary player, with a lot of dedication that he spread. As a coach, his teams play very well, with a great job in Vélez and all the work he has been doing with the Peruvian national team, hopefully it will be reflected with the qualification for the World Cup, and he can enjoy that so beautiful. You always have an indelible memory of him as a teammate, player and person. A great person”

– Accompanies him since 2015

“Ricardo got to know the players over time. The confidence that the players earned has made the team evolve year after year”

“Working with Ricardo is special, very pleasant. He is a very open person with all the technical command. The truth, surprised, impressed by the dedication and professionalism that he has. Everything was made very easy because we interpret football in the same way. I have been privileged, proud as a Peruvian to work alongside him. The support has been key, fundamental. We have gone from less to more, Ricardo got to know the players over time. The confidence that the players earned has made the team evolve year after year. The great support has been the great support of the Federation and the great knowledge of Ricardo, who has been correcting from less to more”

– He has repeatedly interviewed “Tigre” for Super Deportivo Radio de Santa Fe

“Sometime he told me that the Peruvian player made him a better person, helped him to finish forming as a person, to make decisions”

“He is a human being who transmits peace. He once told me that the Peruvian player made him a better person, he helped him finish forming as a person, to make decisions. In this football where everyone wants to show his achievements, a billboard world, Gareca does not have social networks. He understands very well the game of giving value to success at the right moment, at the ideal moment. He does not get on the bandwagon of success because he understands that he achieves it today and tomorrow he thinks of more. He uses success as fuel so he doesn’t make a misstep.”

– Former FPF press officer

“I couldn’t even stand up. Before leaving, teacher Ricardo (Gareca) tells me: “Romina, tomorrow at 8 we have a meeting”

“The night of the game against New Zealand, for example, at my house they were waiting for me with a big reception, everyone was happy. The game ended at 11 p.m. The conference at one. I said I would arrive at 2, and I was only able to leave at 3. Sleepy, exhausted, happy… but very tired! I couldn’t even stop now. Before leaving, teacher Ricardo (Gareca) tells me: “Romina, tomorrow at 8 we have a meeting.” And now! I got home, said hello and threw myself on the bed. “Excuse me, but I have to sleep: keep celebrating you,” I told them. And my family understood perfectly.

– Minor Divisions FPF 2018-2019

“He is a man who, on the cusp of success, never grew bigger, always kept his humility”

“Great leaders, if they are not good people, are not leaders. People believe him by what they see. Gareca is a very respectful guy, he is in favor of the player, he respects the press, the leadership. He is a man who on the cusp of success never got big, always kept humble. They are tests that enhance the human being, and therein lies the fidelity of the Peruvian player towards him and his work team ”

– He was his player in Santa Fe and Universitario

“I met a very original person, a technician who has earned the affection and respect of all his managers”

“When I went to the stadiums, I went to see him in América de Cali, he was an idol. Afterwards, it was a source of pride for me to have him in Santa Fe. There I met a very original person, a technician who has earned the affection and respect of all those under his direction. Before being a coach, he was a person who always tried to have a good coexistence with his group and maintain respect for all the people who were part of the club, as it was in Universitario “