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THOMAS CARLOVICH TRINCHE
THE
GENIOUS MIDFIELDER FROM ARGENTINA
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The year 1993—Diego Maradona joined “Naples
Old Boys’ Club”. In the Airport, a journalist asked,“ Then the best footballer
of the world is returning back to Argentina?’
Without battering an eyelid, Diego replied—“ The best Footballer of the world never left ROSARIO of
Argentina.”
His name was—“TRINCHE
CARLOVICH.”
In the year 1974, before world cup, the
National Team of Argentina came to ROSERIO, to play a preparatory game. Against a LOCAL TEAM. The national team
was having star studded players like “PASSARELLA, Mario Kempes…” and others .
During half time, they were trailing by 3 goals to nil—and all the players of
national team demanded that a LOCAL PLAER, playing as MIDFIELDER, shall be
ordered to SIT OUT! He was toying with the great names of National Eleven such
that the National team looked highly UNBALANCED. The MID FIELDER was none other
than TRINCHE.
The name of this Football GENIUS was
–THOMUS CARLOVICH—alias L. Trinche.
Hosse Pockerman, Carlos Bilardo, Ceaser
Menotti, Marsello Biellellsa---all Argentine Coaches on National Football team
agreed in unison that Trinche was the all-time best Argentine Footballer. Best
footballer of England couldn’t play for England team. His name was George Best.
Best footballer of Argentina didn’t play for Argentina also. But the difference
is—Trinche was best of the bests of the world.
But why he couldn’t play for National team?
When a coach like Menotti was thinking of including him, why he was not there??
It is said that, when Menotti phoned him to
come for practice as a part of National team, he was angling at other corner of
Argentina. He merely said—“ I am now angling. Can’t report”
Once again, the conflict between PRIDE of a
GENIUS —and Power of a National Coach Cum Administrator killed a golden chance
to display by a footballer, his
brilliance to the world of Football lovers.
This person, born in a refugee family from Northern Croatia, played football
throughout his life, in 3rd. and 4th. Division Club. Even when he was offered a
huze some of money by the rich clubs to play for them—he refused. A journalist
asked him for this refusal—the answer was spell bounding. Trinche said --- “ I
wanted to play only football, in the
best possible way—didn’t want anything out of it” When just an above average
player is joining large clubs, minting money—a Football ZEN is playing
mesmerizing football in the grounds of Local club—and Bielsa, Peckerman come to
see his gams! Trinche wanted to play only unadulterated Football! He loved this
game purely—without any expectation.
Here I will quote some comments by a few
great Player, Journalist, and Writer about Trinche.
Famous writer on game of football, Mr. Allesandro
Caraverio---“. Carlovich is embodiment of Argentinian Football. He broke, and
dribble past the standard rules of Football play.”
Journalist Gilem Ballag(ref. Book on
Messi)---“….Carlovich is anti-thesis of Messi. From the same Locality, two left
footers are as different as may be. One is considered is a GOD OF FOOTBALL---
other one is totally unknown….’
Valdani, ---“. Trinche don’t play
Football. Write poetry with Football on the field. And that poetry defies
physics of Football.”
Really—life of Carlovich is like a Poetry in
Tragedy. When, was returning home by
riding a Bi-Cycle, a young snatcher snatched his cycle, pushed him on the road,
and ran away. The old man of 74 years, suffered a BRAIN INJURY, and went to
COMA.
Like the revolutionary football game that “BHOGA VANITA” plays, after a similar
football match, played with life, Carlovich left the world for good, on 8th
May, 2020.
Argentina is a unique country! Poverty,
Crime, and wizardry in Football--- all grow together here, in the GHETTOs, like
three brothers of one same MOTHER. Jewel Footballers can be picked from the
dust of the streets of Argentina. Every year, some Great Footballers, and
Football coach emerges from this DUST. … All are Fairies of World Football…and
write poetry with the ball, by their foot on the field.
The most popular, and best football WIZARD of Argentina left silently, leaving behind a bunch of unbelievable stories, a
memoir of a Football Revolutionary, and signature of a GENIUS, who defied the Power, and Authority
of Coach, and Administrator.
Amen!
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