“My son wanted to be a goalkeeper ever since he saw Gallese”: Ángel de la Cruz, the heir of Guajaja who today seeks to leave Cauteruccio goalless

From a religious family, Angel of the Cross He was not always dedicated to football, he was not always under the three sticks. In fact, away from the fields, the now goalkeeper started in BMX, he even represented Peru in international tournaments.

He always had virtues and even though we have different careers, that doesn’t mean that my son doesn’t dance black music well and plays the cajon very well. He is a dancing boy. At school he acted. He is well raised. He has all the wisdom of his mother, who is a person who gives good ideas and gives him discipline. We are happy as a family, but I have always tried to separate myself from his life.”‘Guajaja’ tells DT.

De la Cruz set foot on Matute at the age of 13 and since then he has not removed the blue and white from his heart. “He enrolled in an Arqueros Academy in Surco, the neighborhood where we live. The coach sees him with his skateboard and since he was tall he tells him: ‘Hey, big black guy, how nice it would be to see you play in goal.’”remember.

“When my son heard that, he told us that he wanted to enroll in a goalkeeping academy, since at that time Gallese was in fashion and all the children wanted to be goalkeepers. After training, the coach took him to Alianza and there he began his future after passing a 15-day test.”Add.

After two years, Ángel played in the Federation Cup and was called up to the national team. At the age of 17 he signed his first professional contract and joined the reserve team. “We are happy, he in his world and I in music”says José Ángel de la Cruz. He then adds: “.

Because of work, ‘Guajaja’ cannot watch his son’s games. She watches the replays and notes the TV comments. However, that does not stop him from having a dream: “If one day he makes it to the national team, everyone should be calm and with that character he will go far,” says the renowned Peruvian singer.