His experience in Italy was not lucky as well as in other countries, but now the Brazilian has decided to change.
During his competitive career, Diego Ribas from Cunha has dressed several shirts, including that of the Juventus in the 2009/2010 season. However, his experience in Italy was not positive, since something more was expected from him. Now the Brazilian has not played for three years anymore, but he continues to practice sports: in fact he participates in the races Ironman Of triathlon.
From football to triathlon: Diego Ribas’s new life from Cunha
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Born in 1985, Diego mainly held the role of midfielder. In his twenty years of career, the Brazilian played for several teams: from Brazil, with the Santos shirt, up to the Werder Brema in Germanyalso passing through Türkiye, Spain and Italy, as mentioned in the previous paragraph. After six and a half seasons with the Flamengo shirt, with which he has also won the Libertadores cup twice, Diego decided to say goodbye to football in 2022.
After hanging the shoes on the nail, Diego started practicing the triathlon, a multidisciplinary sport in which swimming, race and cycling are practiced. In fact, as reported by the Portuguese newspaper In Bolathe former Juve at the races Ironman It completed section 70.3 in Rio de Janeiro in 4 hours and 47 minutes. The route consisted of 1.9 km of swimming, reduced to one only due to the sea conditions, 90 km by bike and 21 km of running.
Interviewed by GlobeDiego said: “A friend of mine makes a complete ironman. He told me about this challenge, strategy and training. This attracted my attention and I started thinking about the possibility of participating in this race. I think that this challenge also consists in putting yourself in the role of a student and I like this: swimming techniques, strategies for cycling and running. All this tests my athlete mentality“.
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