Lionel Messi Life Journey A Football Career

Appearing on stage to receive the gift of honor as the best player in 2009 at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, December 22, 2009, Lionel Messi flew to Argentina a day later. Barcelona striker was enjoying a holiday in his hometown, Rosario, Santa Fe, with his loved ones: his parents, Jorge and Celia; her two brothers, Rodrigo and Matias, and his sister, Maria Sol.

there satuorang beloved missing, namely his grandmother, the same name as his mother, Celia. The grandmother died in 1998, long before Messi scooped then many individual titles this year: Europe's best players, the best players the world, World Cup's best player, the best players are also other versions. "Without a grandmother, I am not going to reach all of it."

Messi was born in Rosario, June 24, 1987. he had kicked any round-shaped plastic, pieces of cloth, rubber-to pieces at the age of two years. His grandmother was the first to buy Messi plastic balls at the age of three years. while the mother is worried Messi injured by colliding with his friend yangmemiliki physically larger, even the old woman cried. "Let your son play ball, it will not make the hurt."

Messi does not come from a family dispossessed, though also not poor. His father, Jorge, a steel company Acindar supervisor. His mother officer   part-time cleaning service. in between jobs, Jorge sometimes train their children in the village playing football, including Rodrigo and Matias.

But Grandma Celia's eyes sharper than the son, Jorge, to see Messi talent. One day in 1992, the grandmother went to a local club coach, Grandoli, Salvador Aparicio. "What Don (Aparieio), look at the game Leio, how unique the game my grandson." That line is still well remembered by Aparicio until now.

Aparicio house just a few blokdari Messi family home. As a good neighbor, Dona Celia Aparicio demand to test the ability of Messi. Aparicio actually own and have often observed when Messi kicked bolake walls, sidewalks, or anything that is in their environment.

"I was playing like memberinyabola dananak have played ball all his life," said Aparicio recalls the coach Grondali Messi in the club directly recruit children. Messi then five years old. father, Jorge, praised the efforts mertuanyaitu mother later on. "My mother had a keen vision."

Three years later, in 1995, Messi broke through the kids club owned by Newell's Old Boys, one of the two major clubs in the province   Santa Fe. stories about kids who have the talent of Maradona was more widely spread. "People are willing to buy a ticket   see leo practice, "Jorge said proudly.

"He was smaller than his age friends, especially with friends who are older," said one elementary school teacher Messi, Diana Ferretti. "But he's a genius. Leo often membuatsaya tertawakarean all his friends had been really stupid when Leo playing with the ball."

Fans Newel's Old Boys dub Messi, El Enano (The Little), while his brother, Rodrigo, called El Pulgo (The Flea). Both refer to the physical Messi is small, but troublesome every opposing team players.

Carlos Morales, who coaches four-year deal with Messi at Newell's, considering kesayangannnyaitu students as a quiet player. "Leo banyakj not talk, but he's very disciplined and a good listener." Each departed practice, Messi to clean his own shoes, prepare   equipment, and, although he's celebrating a birthday, he remained asleep not too late to keep the condition.

Grandma Celia of course very proud. efforts to pump talent grandson was not in vain. Unfortunately, unfortunately we can not see Messi obtain greater greatness. Celia's grandmother died in 1998 when Messi was at Newell's Old Boys.

But the grandmother still follows the journey of her grandchildren in difficult childhood. is associated with abnormal development of Messi's growth hormone. "If not addressed, his growth will stop at 150 centimeters, no more," said Jorge.

Since early 1998, Messi brings everywhere pillbox containing growth hormone "He often played in rumahsaya," said one of his friends as well as colleagues in the children's team Newell's, Lucas Scaglia. "When he spent the night at my house, he came in and immediately put the medicine in the refrigerator box. Shortly after dusk, he went to the kitchen to inject himself. Later, he returned to play with me like nothing happen."

Messi still remember those days. "I inject drugs such as brushing your teeth. Initially, people wonder and ask, for what I do. Once used, they were so used to seeing me carry the box and inject the medicine yourself."

Jorge rely on family health insurance and insurance from the company to buy the hormone. cost of U.S. $ 1000-1500 (about 9.5 to 14 million U.S. dollars). when the economic crisis hit Argentina, Jorge companies affected also.

Jorge no longer have the excess money to fund their child's health. Newell's president Sergio Almiron also raised their hands and can only help by sending Jorge money 200 pesos (about 500 thousand dollars) twice.

Jorge took the initiative to bring Messi to bigger clubs, namely River Plate, one of the leading clubs in the nation's capital, Buenos Aires. In fact, River dismiss because it was unable to bear the medical expenses Messi.

"Angel helpers" came. Josep Maria MInguella name, talent agents for Barcelona. "I do not terbaisa looking for players who are too young for Barca." He says. "But my two co-workers in Argentina forced me to look at, which they said a candidate phenomenal player."
Messi then had the opportunity to showcase his game in front of the current Barcelona president, Carlos Rexach. The president kesengsem weight. Messi with his father at the headquarters of Barcelona for two weeks. After itiu, Jorge, Barcelona bluff by saying, "My son and my contract to bring all his family here, or I would look for another club."

Rexach grant that request. later on, both sides grateful they made ​​a deal: Messi gets health care and obtain appropriate container for his talents, while Barcelona got special treatment from Messi. Messi height at the age of 22 years is now   169 centimeters by 150 centimeters more than just like the initial diagnosis.

Together Messi, nicknamed La Braugrana-Barcelona-collecting three Spanish league titles, one King's Cup, three Spanish Super Cups, two Champions League titles, one European Super Cup, and won the World Cup for the first time. In heaven there, Grandma Celia definitely satisfied smile on his beloved grandchildren.