Juan Carlos Olave, the former Belgrano who returned as the unexpected protagonist of Milei’s favorite meme

Juan Carlos Olave He was a goalkeeper, and he will remain in the history of Argentine soccer for having been the protagonist of an unforgettable feat for Belgrano and painful for River: the 2011 Promotion that filled the Pirate with glory and condemned the Millionaire to play in the B. Today, 12 years Later, Olave is in the news again.

Javier Miley He was also a goalkeeper, but he will remain in the history not of Argentine football but of the country after becoming the President of the Nation, the most voted since the return of democracy after the ballot on November 19. In this December, which marks the economist’s first month at Casa Rosada, his name appears linked to Olave’s. How is this? The explanation is in the social networks.

For some time now, the digital world has been the terrain of political struggle, and there has been a truly intense one in recent weeks, in defense of the adjustment policies that Milei is carrying out to get out of the serious crisis that Argentines are facing. “There is no silver” is one of the catchphrases that Milei uses and returns in the form of songs, mugs and t-shirts. The last one is “They do not see her”and that is where the former Córdoba goalkeeper who also went through Gimnasia, River and Spanish football comes into play.

“They don’t see it” speaks of a part of the citizens that looks askance at the plan proposed by Milei or that minimizes the so-called “worst inheritance received” after the period governed by Alberto Fernández. And what does Olave have to do with all this? It is a word game: “N Olave N”a pictographic combination to turn this new meme leitmotif of libertarian politics.

This was the image that Milei used this Christmas Eve Sunday, for example, in the midst of one of the many controversies generated in the microworld of social networks; a response in tune with the level of the scenario where they take place.

In this case, Milei’s post also had a response from Olave himself, who seemed to take the issue with humor while sending a message to the President: “Hahahaha, what happened León? We need a country where we are all included!! “People will accompany you whenever they see that the future will be better than today!! Successes… If things go well for you, the Argentines will do well… Beyond the differences,” Olave wrote.

The former goalkeeper’s post had more than 10 thousand “likes” and some comments against, which he himself took care of responding without showing too much filter when it came to controversies.

Juan Carlos Olave is 47 years old and was born as a footballer in the Las Palmas de Córdoba club, where he had arrived as a very young child accompanying his grandfather Federico Griguol, an illustrious surname in Argentine football. There he ended up retiring and after being a coach he continues to work pro bono in the institution that trained him, but in the meantime he gave life to a long career in which he played more than 500 games as a professional.

Belgrano was his home and the place where he made history with that remembered crossing that determined River’s relegation to the second division of Argentine soccer. In the defining match, at the Monumental, Olave saved a penalty from Mariano Pavone that could have changed the fate of that unforgettable June 26 for the Córdoba fans.

Just as he is told what he has in his favor, another match can be marked for Olave that resonates especially in the soccer town of the city of La Plata. The 1 was Gimnasia’s goalkeeper in Estudiantes’ 7-0 win over Lobo in October 2006, an unprecedented result in the fervent rivalry that exists in the city of diagonals.

In September 2017, at 41 years of age, Olave returned from retirement and closed his career fulfilling a dream: sharing a squad with his son Thiago in Las Palmas, playing against Alumni from that province for Federal B.