By Gura Garcia
Apr 29, 2024, 10:42 AM EDT
The Uruguayan Diego Forlán is today one of the greatest legends in the world of football and the number one figure of his country and the former striker became an idol during his time at Independiente in Argentina and at Manchester United in England, in addition to having become the hero when he managed to win the Copa América organized by Argentina in 2011, which which gave way to the continuity of the legacy that he carried on his shoulders from his father, who also wore the shirt of the Uruguayan national team during his time where he defended the colors of Peñarol, San Pablo, Cruzeiro and Nacional among other clubs.
He changed the boots for the tennis racket
The 44-year-old former forward has made it known about his participation in a traditional championship organized by the International Tennis Federation and it is nothing more and nothing less than the Master 1000 that will take place in the Peruvian capital in the city of Lima where the competition will be hosted between June 15 and 22 at the Club’s facilities. Terraces.
The aforementioned championship is part of the ITF World Tennis Masters Tour Circuit, one of the most important around the world where the protagonists are the most prominent figures in the world of sports. In last year’s edition Forlán demonstrated his talent and skills on the clay at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club in Montevideo, where he was on the agenda of the Seniors AAT. In that championship, Forlán had as a partner his friend and also a national team teammate, Álvaro ‘El Chino’ Recoba.
Forlán presented himself with a clear double 6-0 victory over the Spanish Ignacio Rivela, but his participation in the championship culminated in the quarterfinals where he was defeated at the hands of the Argentine Rodrigo Aguilar by a double 6-4. The former Manchester United forward according to the recent ITF Masters rankingsoccupies 916th place individually and 560th as a team.
A career full of important achievements
Forlán was the winner of the Ballon d’Or at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa where the Uruguayan team won reach the semi-finals of the biggest international football event. In addition to this, Forlán won 3 championships with the United ‘Red Devils’, a Premier League, FA Cup and the Community Shield, 2 with Atlético de Madrid in Spain, the Europa League and the European Super Cup, 2 with the Peñarol all domestic and 3 with Kitchee from China and one with Inter de Porto Alegre.
Incursion into other sports
Forlán in 2023 was encouraged to enter the world of golf in the run-up to the Quito Openwhere he participated as a guest of honor in the ProAm tournament that accepted the registration of amateur level players (amateurs).
On this occasion the most complicated thing for Forlán was the fact of having verified the difficulty that you have when playing at an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level. Forlán began to become a big fan of golf once he arrived in England at Manchester United, since before focusing on football he had dedicated himself to tennis until he was 16 and is currently reliving his great years of youth in which was his first great love in the world of sports.
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