Juan Esnaider He started his football career in Western Railway and culminated in it Newell’s Old Boys. In the middle he wore the colors of Real Madrid, Juventus, Zaragoza, Flowamong other things. Despite the good and bad moments of his journey through football, one non-sporting situation shaped him forever: the death of Fernandohis second son, aged 17, for a incurable disease.
Since December 25, 2012his life took a radical turn and this was reflected in an interview on the show The Cafelito powered by Josep Pedrerol.
“They said life was hard sometimes: You lost a son when you were 17“, indicated the presenter to give Esnáider the opportunity to narrate this family drama that affected him, his wife and his other two children. Juan And Facundo.
“At one point it was hard. That’s hard. The rest is all nonsense. That’s the only difficult thing in life with me. I don’t forgive anyone. It’s the worst thing that can happen to you in life. The rest is nonsense. “That I missed the national team, all that…” he said sincerely and with a sad face, even without being aware of Fernando’s death.
As a form of catharsis, the former Argentina international explained that since then he has found it difficult on some days and has had to rely on his partner. “It’s okay to say that, I think one of the good things I did with my wife was to always talk everything and not be silent. When we have to cry, we cry. If we have to endure one day and another day, we do it. I’ll try not to get angry…“He said about this fact that marked a before and after in his life.
With a promising future in football, Fernando made it to the lower divisions Getafe, where they considered him even though he wasn’t qualified according to his father’s criteria.
“I was terrible at football, I was very bad, but I played. In other words, I was a center back who was technically poor.” I don’t know what they saw. I said to the coaches, “But what do you see in him?” And they signed him. He was a great boy, a miracle. “We miss him very much,” he said with tears in his eyes about a pain that will stay with him for the rest of his life.
Finally, Josep Pedrerol asked him what he thought about the proximity of the date of his son’s death to coincide with Christmas. “Every day is hard. Not Christmas Day, all my days are hard.” It depends on how I get up, what mood I’m in, or what I need to do.“, he indicated.
Since his professional retirement, Esnáider settled in Spain, where he pursued a career as a coach, although without as much success as a footballer. His last experience was in PSBS Biaka team from the First Division of Indonesiawhere he took office in July 2024 and was removed from office three months later after failing to achieve positive results.
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