Maximiliano Marticorena
• Age: 32 years
• Degree in Kinesiology at the University of Salvador
• For over 25 years he played club rugby for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires.
• From 2002 to 2005 was the therapist's professional staff of Club Atlético Nueva Chicago and since 2003 working with the selected rugby of Buenos Aires. Three years ago the club physio and Newman was the physical therapist in Los Pumas Rugby World Cup in France, played last year.
Rugby was always present in the life of Maximilian Marticorena. He practiced this sport in the club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (GEBA) for over 25 years. I had to leave in 2005, the year he began working as a physiotherapist in the club Newman. Sitting at the table of living - dining room of his apartment located in Palermo, with background music, the Argentine national team physiotherapist for rugby made a tour of his career as a professional. Wonder says "Terribly" his time as a player and exalts the values \u200b\u200bprovided by the rugby, such as friendship and companionship.
- Why chose to be a physiotherapist?
- When I finished high school was not very clear what to study. As my mom is a lawyer, I got into the CBC for advocacy, but in six months I realized that was not mine and I left. Then, on the recommendation of two friends of the club, I decided to study kinesiology at UBA in 1996 because he had much to do with sports, so that was what I really liked. There he stayed for two years because some subjects had to attend the Saturday, which prevented me from playing games to GEBA. As I do not want to miss the meetings, I decided to continue the race in Universidad del Salvador, where I finally got in 2001.
- What is your routine now?
- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I attend 10 to 14 in private practice for three years rent. I am also the rugby club physiotherapist Newman with whom I have two contracts. On the one hand, and go to training, which are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 20:30 to 23:30, and being in the games usually are played on Saturday, taking the players from the pre-intermediate, intermediate and the first. On the other hand, I have meet in the office that is within the school's club, located in the district of San Isidro, where I am from Monday to Friday from 16 to 20 and my role is to complete rehabilitation of injured players.
"You were three years of the professional practitioner of Club Atletico Nueva Chicago, what notable differences between rugby and football in relation to your work?
-The main difference I notice is that a rugby player has a lot more willing to work for a football player. It is also more loyal. By this I mean that if a football player suffers a serious injury, and after a long rehabilitation physiotherapist along with the other doctors say they can play again and re-injure are not angry with one's work, but understands that everyone got the best for him. Instead, a player begins to search blame. For this reason, when talking about the game of rugby is more training, more caring and is a sport as a whole, not slogans, but really well. There are very friendly and shared many things. One can start playing from 5 years and there until the 30 are still having the same classmates, as happened to me. However, a football player starts with Argentinos Juniors, the other year is transferred to Racing in the other season was acquired by River and later went to Mexico or Europe. The same team will last for one or two years, more than not. This does not happen in rugby and that's why I prefer to work in this sport.
- Do you miss those days as a player?
"Yes, terribly. More than anything because I stopped playing because I wanted to, but as a matter of work and to grow as a professional. Moreover, a rugby player makes it very difficult to find another sport that satisfies the same way as did the rugby. When I played, had already received offers from other clubs such as San Fernando, Race, Alumni, I refused to go a bit further. Then in 2005 I received the offer of Newman, which I accepted without hesitation and I really do not regret it at all.
- Why did you decide to work at Newman and GEBA not where you were a man of the house?
"Because when I graduated, I was a physiotherapist working at the club long ago it was Carlos Gutman, then there was room for another physical therapist. So I chose a big club like Newman to develop professionally. Also, I'm very comfortable, in fact I have my own office there.
"You spoke of the positive aspects that owns the rugby, have you noticed any negative aspects?
-Si, while that in rugby the level of camaraderie and friendship is very strong, there is much self respect to other people outside that circle. The group of rugby is very close to each other, leaving the family and study at a third or fourth level. This sport is pure sacrifice and takes away too long. You become a fan of rugby.
- How did you work with the Argentine national rugby?
-In late 2005 I was able to go with the Pumas to a tour in South Africa being the team's masseur. In another match, against Samoa, I was back to the masseuse. In mid-2006 for the first time I physiotherapist on tour in Portugal, which lasted three weeks, where they played the Nation Cup, a tournament he played Italy, Portugal, Russia and Argentina. Later that year, he organized another tour that was played in London against England in Rome against Italy and against France in Paris. By this time the therapist was Sergio Carossio, who called me and told me that there was a chance I went to that tour. After several conversations, I agreed to go and from there I think was what propelled me to be more and more as a physiotherapist from the Pumas. In March 2007, came to a training coach Marcelo Loffreda and told me they had decided among all that I was the second of the Argentine national team physiotherapist for the world.
- How did you feel when you found out you were going to be the practitioner of cougars in world?
- In the November 2006 tour was the first time I worked with Carossio in pumas and the players had picked a very good relationship. But there were other therapists already working with the Cougars for quite some time and did not really know what would happen. When I was going to be in the world, I felt a tremendous excitement, I even dropped a few tears (laughter).
- What experiences do you rescue?
"Professionally speaking, it was very positive. The truth I learned a lot since I worked with top players under pressure both in training and in matches. In addition, around the time I was accompanied by Carossio, who is a chiropractor who I really admire. All that enriched me and made me improve as a professional. It was one of the nicest things that happened to me in life and enjoy every moment.
- How was your relationship with Marcelo Loffreda and the rest of the squad?
"I had a very good and had lots of communication, that's fundamental. Loffreda is a very proper and polite. And the players really spectacular. Many already knew before and during my time as a player until I got to face them at some party, for example Ledesma, Nicolas Fernandez Miranda, Horacio Agulla, Alberto Basualdo, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe and Contepomi brothers, who already knew Newmam. In this way I made it much easier to adapt to the group.
On the other hand, we had fun too much free time. We were always together. Above I was lucky enough to meet the 32 years just a day after Georgia's victory with a bonus point included, so the celebration was twofold. That day was a barbecue for the entire campus in the hotel and we had just a beautiful day. We relaxed a lot, I'll always remember that day.
"Before the departure of Marcelo Loffreda, will it remain part of the campus?
-On Thursday the new coach Santiago Phelan called us Carossio and me to a meeting, which informed us that his idea was that we continue working together as the players told him they were happy with our work. Obviously, we accept the truth that I am very happy to continue. And within three weeks, when the Argentine championship ends, we will start training in advance of the three friendlies we have in July.
- What are your expectations for the future?
-continue training. I am currently studying a degree in Osteopathy at the UBA and I want to end this race is very important. I want to follow Newman and the selected Buenos Aires and obviously continue with the Cougars. On the other hand, Kinesiology in the Union Argentina de Rugby (UAR) is still very messy. So this year we Carossio a major challenge is trying to improve that. The truth I am pursuing the goal of improving every day in my career.
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