Jose Xavier withdrew from the official competitions in 2019, but gave an interview to the newspaper TN He recalls his career, which included two stints in Portugal: one at Benfica and the other at União de Leiria.

“The children love me. My goal is that they appreciate the place they have and teach them the little that I learned in football,” he began by pointing out, revealing that he wanted to tell his story to be an inspiration to the youth.

Next, he recalled his (difficult) ride in the Racing de Avellaneda. «I felt happy, but it wasn’t easy. I was 22 when I played in pitching, so I felt a lot of pressure. Moreover, I was living in an abandoned butcher shop in Bernal, I didn’t sleep well and I was very cold.”

“On match days, I used to go to the club on the bus. I traveled with the fans who supported me because I was a kid at the club. I loved the camps, because it was the only time I had four meals,” Shaffer said.

In 2009 he got to Benfica, where he was just performing Six matches, before returning to Argentina and representing Banfield. He talked about his admiration for Pablo Aimar and revealed advice given by his compatriot.

“I was a teammate of Aimar, the best player I ever played with. He could have a bad game, but he won it with his wit. He told me when to attack or not, he was a coach on the field. He once told me, “When you are a coach, coach the kids, results don’t matter.” Losing by five or six is ​​not as important as what they learned.” It is a teaching he maintains to this day.

The former Argentine team ended its career in 2019 when it represented Victoriano Arenas. In Benfica, he played a small number of matches, but in Leiria he scored 16 matches, two goals and one assist.

Jose Schafer

		nameJose Alberto Schafer birth1985-12-16(37 years old) nationality Argentina positionDefense (left defence)