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Juan Nilo |
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Squad No. |
16 |
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Date of Birth |
3/1/75 |
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Age |
25 |
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Born |
Santiago, Chile |
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Occupation |
Professional athlete |
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Marital Status |
Single |
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Position Played |
Attacking midfielder, striker |
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National Representative Honours |
Didn’t believe in them |
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Medals, Trophies won |
They’re all at home |
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Junior Clubs |
South Werribee |
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Senior Clubs |
Morwell Falcons, Springvale City, Sunshine Georgies, Bentleigh Greens |
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NSL Debut |
Brunswick Juventus – scored 2; 1 penalty shootout – we won |
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Most Memorable Match |
Scoring twice just a day before I left to go to Chile on holidays against Heidelberg. |
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Biggest Disappointment (in soccer) |
None! |
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Biggest Achievement to date |
Playing NSL, and staying healthy & fit. |
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Most difficult opponent |
My older brother, Jorge – he knows what I’m thinking. |
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Most Admired Players –Australian |
Mehmed Durakovic – inspirational person all around |
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Most Admired Players – Overseas |
Romario – there’s not many players who can predict something and come through with the goods. (Barcelona, World Cup 94) |
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Most Admired Sportsperson(s) |
Viv Richards, Pele, Romario |
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Professional Ambition |
Save enough money to open a small business and travel the World – Miami, Cuba. |
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Most Exciting Young Player at Gippsland |
Andy Vargas, Ben Cassar |
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Personal Ambition |
Play soccer overseas, preferably the Caribbean, Jamaica. |
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Favourite Pastime |
Surfing the Internet, listening to South American music. |
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Favourite Other Teams |
Colo Colo, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama |
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Favourite Other Soccer Stadium |
Perth Oval |
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Favourite Food |
Pastel de Choclo (Chilean meal) |
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Favourite TV Show |
The Simpsons, World Soccer |
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Favourite Cartoon Character(s) |
Homer Simpson |
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Favourite Comedian(s) |
Seinfeld |
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Favourite Actor & Actress |
Al Pacino, Andy Garia, Halle Berry |
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Favourite Movie |
Godfather I II III |
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Favourite Bands/singers |
2Pac, DMX, Bob Marley, KCI Jojo, 4 players |
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Funniest Team-mate |
Dean Fak, Manny Gotis |
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Quote: |
"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won, even before you have started!" Marcus Garvey. |
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