‘Cholo’ Sotil’s son opens up about how his life is now living in Spain and gets emotional when he sees his father’s photos at the Camp Nou Museum.
Johann Sotil He moved with his family to the town where his father played and left an indelible mark: Barcelona. The former Peruvian player started a new stage in the Spanish city about a year ago. As expected, his life is still linked to football, because alongside his work he is now training to become a coach. His idea is to stay and live in Spain to have a better quality of life with his wife and two children who are also studying.
The former player said that the idea of traveling was his wife’s and pointed it out Son of ‘Cholo’ Hugo Sotil This brought him some advantages. “Thanks to my father, I have a Spanish passport and it was a great advantage to be able to be here. It was difficult at first, but people were very nice and also grateful to a friend of my father’s who gave me the opportunity to be around me a job in a casino,” he said in an interview with Diario El Popular.
Hugo Sotil’s relationship with Barcelona is solid to this day. That’s why Johan Sotil, upon his arrival in Spain, had a meeting with the Barcelona veterans’ president, who is still in touch with his father. Johan said that the manager welcomed them and helped them, for which they are very grateful.
In an interview with the above media outlet, Cholo’s son recalled how he felt when he saw his father’s photos at the Barza Museum. “It was exciting to see my father’s photos when he played for Barcelona. In the first few months I came here, I watched a Barcelona vs Mallorca game and it was the first thing that came to mind , was that my father played on this pitch.” .
Johan Sotil confirmed that in the future he wants to stay in the Spanish city where he is currently working and his children are studying. “The idea is to grow here as a family. My children, Johan Julián is studying cybersecurity at university and Mauro Fabrizzio is at school. I intend to stay and live here and provide a better quality of life for my family,” he said.
The remembered winger also admitted that despite the fact that his father and family are from Alianza Lima, he is a Universitario de Deportes fan because the cream squad gave him the opportunity to train professionally and play in the first division, which is why he has a special affection for the club.