James Rodriguez's Life and Career Journey in Football "Who had Stuttering as a Child"

James Rodriguez, Footballoverz certainly knows this player. The Colombian is considered one of the best midfielders on planet Earth. On this occasion we will tell the story of the life journey of the player who idolized the Tsubasa captain. Let's look at the story below.

James David Rodriguez Rubio Born on July 12, 1991 in Cucuta, Colombia. He was born by the couple Wilson James Rodriguez Bedoya and Maria Del Pilar Rubio. He is the only child, so his parents give full love to James.

His parents gave the name 'James' because it was inspired by a British fictional character, James Bond. However, the name is not the same as the MI6 agent, because 'James' is read as 'Hamez'. He came from a modest family and spent his childhood in Ibague, Tolima. He lives on the border between Colombia and Venezuela.

James was interested in playing football since the age of 2 years, he inherited football talent from his father. The father also used to be a soccer player who had defended the Colombian national team. His father had been a part of the U-20 national team in 1985, at the same time as the eccentric Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita.

Since the age of 10 years he has played at the Tolimense de futbol academy and became a very talented player when he was a teenager. he spent 4 years playing at the academy. His ability to make James's talent smelled by Upegui when James appeared in the Pony Championships tournament in 2003. Upegui was interested and immediately approached James's parents.

Upegui finally agreed with James Rodriguez's parents for the child to train at Independiente Medellin. Later, he will be a professional player on Envigado. Because living in Envigado, Rodriguez's parents requested a place to stay in Medellin. Until finally he played at the Envingado junior club from 2005-2006.

When James's career began rapidly, Upegui died. He was shot dead in February 2006 by a suspected police killer. After Upegui's death, James was watched by his mother during his career at a young age as a footballer.

Not most other South American footballers. James did not grow through street football like what had been experienced by Carlos Teves. He is a diligent and obedient child, he never skipped school to join his friends playing football. He always prioritizes his studies first.

As a child, James stuttered so he had to do therapy in order to talk, James's parents had to spend a lot of money to solve the problem. besides that he also overcame his stuttering by reading books regularly. James is also a shy figure, and that can be seen when he talks with journalists.

As a teenager, James has two idols. One of them is a Japanese soccer cartoon character, Tsubasa Ozora, who has a dream of bringing Japan a World Cup champion. His second idol is Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Early in his career as a Professional player ...

After playing with the Envigado junior club in 2005-2006. James began his professional soccer career in 2006 with Colombian second division club Envigado, who reached the first division during promotion in 2007. James is the second youngest Colombian to start playing football matches. When he played in a match that was played on May 21, 2006 at the age of 14 years.

After two years playing at a local club, in 2008 he moved to Argentina and defended the Banfield club. His debut occurred on February 7, 2009. He scored his first goal through a long-distance kick when dealing with Rosario Central on February 27, 2009.

Two years defending Banfield, he managed to record 42 appearances and scored 5 goals in domestic competition. He also brought Banfield to the Argentine league championship in 2009 and became the youngest foreign player to win the Argentine league.

In 2010 he moved to Europe, precisely in the land of samba, Portugal. he was signed by FC Porto with a tag of 5.1 million euros and signed a contract with a duration of 4 years with a clause of 30 million euros. James made his debut on July 18, 2010 in a pre-season match. Together with FC Porto he scored his first goal in European competition when he met CSKA Sofia on the European League.

At the FC Porto club James has played 63 goals and scored 25 goals in domestic competitions. In total he played with Porto for 3 seasons from 2010 to 2013. He has donated various trophies including 3 Portuguese league titles for three consecutive years 2011-2013.

In the summer of 2013 James Rodriguez was recruited by US Monaco at a price of 45 million euros, and became the second most expensive transfer record in the Portuguese league at that time after Brazilian player, Hulk. He was contracted by the French club with a duration of 5 years. But James only lasted one season at As Monaco, after in 2014, his stunning appearance at the Brazil World Cup made the Real Madrid giants sign him. With As Monaco he made 34 appearances and scored 9 goals in the domestic league.

Join Real Madrid ………

On 22 July 2014, James confirmed rumors of his move to Real Madrid by signing a six-year contract with the Spanish club for an undisclosed fee, reportedly around £ 63 million.

At Real Madrid James was given the back number 10, he followed in the footsteps of his idol at the club, Zinedine Zidan, who also used number 10. At the time of his introduction in San Bernabu Bernabeu James was welcomed by 45,000 people. The Colombian ambassador in Madrid gave a speech at the event and delivered a message from Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos that James changed the history of Colombian football and the whole country was behind him.

James debuted against the European Super Cup against Virginia in Cardif, Wales. El Real won 2-0 and he played for 72 minutes before being replaced by Isco. While his first goal for the Whites he created on 19 August 2014 against Athletic Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana match.

The 2016/2017 season turned out to be the last season of James career in Real Madrid. He was loaned to the German club, Bayern Munich with a loan contract for 2 years. While during the 3 seasons of service with El Real, James has contributed a lot to Madrid. he won prestigious titles such as 2 champions league trophies and 1 la la league trophy.

The 2017/18 season starts a new career with The Bavarian. Under the tutelage of carlo ancelotti james felt his debut in the Bundesliga on 9 September 2017. James then won the 2017/18 Bundesliga title with Bayern, and is recognized as a key player behind the success of defending the title thanks to the contribution of 7 goals and 11 assists in 23 Bundesliga appearances.

After discussing his career while defending several clubs, now is the time for you footballovers to learn about James's work in the Colombian national team.

James Rodrigues was recorded to have defended the U-17 national team in 2007, he managed to score 3 goals in 11 appearances. James has also played for Colombia U-20 in the TOULONT tournament, the 2011 South American u-20 Football Championship, and the U-20 World Cup held in his country, Colombia. Especially in the tournament James Jam managed to bring the Colombian champion after defeating France, he was also chosen as the most valuable player (MVP) at the tournament

Then his debut with the senior national team occurred on October 11, 2011 in a 2-1 win against Bolivia in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. In that match he was chosen as the best player because of his outstanding performances including in the effort to create goals scored at the last minute by his former colleague at Porto Radamel Falcao.

His career with the national team increasingly bright, the peak was in the 2014 world cup, where James managed to bring Colombia to step into the quarter-finals. He also successfully became the top scorer with a score of 6 goals, even one of his goals became the tournament's best goal, and he won the FIFA Puskas Award in 2014.

After his glorious appearance at the 2014 World Cup, his name became more popular, he became a playmaker that was relied on by his club and the national team. James also played in the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Copa America centenario, and the 2018 World Cup. However, he failed to bring his country to high achieving.

During the defense of the senior national team he has recorded 73 appearances by scoring 22 goals.

In his personal life he married the younger brother of the goalkeeper who had defended Arsenal, David Ospina. In 2011 he officially entered into a sacred promise with Daniele Ospina. The two met when James was still playing at Banfield. Their relationship was blessed with a child named Salome Rodriguez Ospina who was born on May 29, 2013. James always kissed his son's tattoo after he scored a goal. Happiness that they have built finally foundered in 2017 after James divorced his wife, reportedly the long-distance relationship factor is what makes the two have to separate.

Besides football, James also has another hobby, namely playing basketball. He idolized LeBron James, who has the same name as him. The former Miami Heat forward congratulated Rodriguez during the 2014 World Cup.

James Rodrigues who stands 181 cm has now become a famous soccer player and has produced many achievements both the title with the club and individual achievements.

That's the story of James Rodriguez's life journey. For Footballovers who have other facts about James Rodrigues, please write in the comments column and don't forget to like and subscribe.

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