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Johan mojica He was presented this Tuesday as a new player for Atalanta, from Italy, to whom he received a loan with an option to buy, from Girona, where he spent the last four seasons.
Mojica has had an upward career in Europe, which began at Rayo Vallecano in 2013, passing through Valladolid and Girona, until he reached the Bergamo team, where he will now be accompanied by his compatriots Duván Zapata and Luis Fernando Muriel.
But the path that the 28-year-old from Valle del Cauca has today at the peak of European football was full of obstacles and difficulties, which he had to overcome since he was a child and lived with his family in Bogotá.
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This can be attested by the Bogota coach Jorge ‘El Chamo’ Serna, who was in charge of receiving him at the now defunct Compensar Academy, when a young Mojica arrived with a bag loaded with dreams and illusions.
“At Compensar, everyone had doubts about Johan’s development and growth process, without ignoring his ability and footballing condition, but we gambled and look at what he got,” Serna told GolCaracol.com.
‘El Chamo’ attended this portal and opened the trunk of memories to reveal some anecdotes that he lived with his pupil, new signing of the surprising Atalanta, from Italy.
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What is your opinion of Johan Mojica’s move to Italian football?
“What is happening to him is a reward for the perseverance and dedication that this boy has had, because his beginnings were not easy, he always had to fight with the adversities that occur in these processes, but with the clarity that things They have to be done under a roadmap. He receives these blessings, but it is the product of that work. “
What do you remember about him when you came to Compensate?
“In Compensar we had very demanding evaluation criteria. When Johan arrived, he had a weight deficit for his age, which was a disadvantage for the project at that time and it was not seen how that boy would improve. But his technique and his The ability to interpret the game was so good that it allowed us to give him a waiting time. He was accompanied by Dr. Rocío Gámez and Dr. Miguel Niño, who were the doctors at the time. monitoring and traceability for two or three years and is owed monthly a jar of Ensure as supplements to their diet. “
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And did it serve you?
“He only grew his hair (laughs). Once I told him” Hey, Johan, but you’re smearing Ensure on your hair or what “, and he said ‘no, teacher, I’ll drink it, I’ll I take it. ” That boy reached a sub-14 junior category and the whole process was enjoyed and we enjoyed it when the Academy was closing its cycle, because he was one of the players who, when the Academy was sold, had to travel to Villavicencio ”.
How was the accompaniment of Johan’s family?
“I remember very much the father’s commitment, he was a man totally delivered and committed so that he did not lack transportation. Complex situation because the father searched for it in an impressive way in Bogotá. He sold pencils, pens … It was not easy.”
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In what position was Johan playing when he started?
“Johan as a child had very good technical ability, but in the process of Compensar he grew in the interpretation of the game. He started out as a creative and ended up playing as a midfielder on the outside. A boy who adapts very easily, because he is very intelligent, very analytical of the game. He left with very good foundations because he went through a six-year process at the Academy and had different coaches. “
Have you had a chance to see it again, after you had it in those juvenile trials?
“Yes, I remember that when I was with Millonarios I had to travel to Spain. He was at the Rayo Vallecano, I made a stopover in Madrid and we met there. That boy was passed on with me, what attention, what bounty, a sense of gratitude, the way he expressed himself. He has always been very special with me. “
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