Reinaldo Rueda | Infartos silenciosos, depresión y la verdad de la Selección

Reinaldo Rueda | Silent Heart Attacks, Depression, and the Truth About the National Team There are men who carry the burden of football as if it were a chosen curse. Reinaldo Rueda is one of them. More than thirty years on pitches around the world, two silent heart attacks, and a career he himself compares to "Ten Tears" by the Lebrón brothers: beautiful, the lyrics and he say, but steeped in pain. In this episode, Rueda speaks... but he speaks truthfully, without the diplomatic language of press conferences and without the calculated distance of a coach protecting his image. He speaks of the cost of not qualifying. Of Germany 2006 and Qatar 2022: two absences that weigh more than many presences and that explain that all the paths to get there were paved with anxiety, depression, and difficult nights that the public never saw. He speaks of the goal drought that paralyzed the Colombian National Team during the qualifiers, and of something few know: that they were offered substantial bonuses in exchange for scoring goals. Football, too, has that side. He talks about Chapecoense... and then his voice changes, because Rueda reveals exclusive details of how fate, in one of its darkest twists, could have put his team on that plane. The LaMia tragedy could have been their tragedy. That weight isn't easily conveyed. He tries. And he also speaks of glory. Of the 2016 Copa Libertadores with Atlético Nacional. Of what it means to win the biggest title on the continent. Reinaldo Rueda didn't come to justify himself. He came to tell his story. ... 0:00:00 TWO SILENT HEART ATTACKS 0:00:25 INTRO 0:00:40 PART 1: SHAPING A KÖNIG (King) 0:25:22 PART 2: FOR EVERY SMILE, THERE ARE 10 TEARS 0:53:42 PART 3: LAUGHING AND SUFFERING WITH THE BALL ... 🎙️ PLEASANT AND CLEAR — an original podcast from The Players Co. Real stories, deep conversations, and football told without a filter. Season 2 | Episode 2 ... 📲 Follow us and join the community on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok: @agradableyclaro Contact: [email protected]