Gaizka Mendieta: Valencia Thrillers and Dancefloor Fillers
Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter
Graham Hunter
4.5 β’ 863 Ratings
ποΈ 26 March 2019
β±οΈ 41 minutes
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Summary
Hola!
Here's a classic from The Big Interview archives. Back in 2015, I sat down with Gaizka Mendieta, a man whose devotion to artistry on the field of play is matched by his obsession with music.
Gaizka describes his conversion to a total footballer at Valencia, his second life as a DJ, and scoring what should be considered one of the best β if not the best β goals of all time. Oh, and he also mentions meeting Lou Reed, the Johan Cruyff of music.
Gaizka, you are a class act.
Enjoy
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| 0:57.0 | You're about to hear a Graham Hunter talking with former Valencia, Spain and Middlesbrough midfielder, Geyska Mendietta. |
| 1:07.0 | Kayska Mendietta. Guys come in the yet to welcome to the big interview and one of the things I'll say immediately is the strange thing is that the previous guests didn't really know what I'm like but you do because you've had to put up with me |
| 1:25.1 | on set in sky the occasional night out and still you said yes most for good I know you |
| 1:31.8 | most for good you your love of football must be very strong to put out with me again. |
| 1:37.0 | Who was the first one that really told you, taught you that you had proper talent? Or when did you realize that rather than just being able to play and |
| 1:45.0 | being athletic that you could because I've seen you up close you can do things with a football and |
| 1:49.4 | now I'm not joking all throughout your career you did exceptional things with the ball. |
| 1:54.0 | When did that begin to dawn on you or did somebody tap you on the shoulder and say, |
| 1:58.8 | hey kid, you're quite good. |
| 2:01.1 | I wasn't of a technical player. I was yeah honestly I was |
| 2:05.2 | midfielder holding midfielder because my fitness was better than the most of the |
| 2:11.5 | average players in those days. That was the reason why I went into athletics. I was, |
| 2:17.1 | I you call it, run it up in Spain in 1000, 1000,000 hurdle meters and... |
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