Raúl Madero was born to a conservative Argentinian family in the city of Buenos Aires. His grandfather (Eduardo Madero), the architect, city planner and developer of the Puerto Madero waterfront, was extremely well known. Raúl received a basic education at a Catholic boarding school in Buenos Aires. As a child, he had already discovered his passion for the game of football, though his parents and other family members preferred that he play tennis, polo or other sports which in their opinion were more sophisticated. Nevertheless, Raúl managed to train and play football secretly during his free time with the support of the priests at his boarding school. Raúl told me his story about how football changed his life—with a smile on his face and a glass of good Malbec in his hand—when I visited him in the late 1990s. Once his undeniable football skills were discovered, Raúl started playing professionally for Boca Juniors but soon moved to Estudiantes de La Plata. During the period 1963–1969 he played 179 games for Estudiantes on what he fondly called ‘my team’, and in the years 1964–1969 he played on the Argentina national football team. He was known as a firm, elegant and …

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悼念劳尔·奥拉西奥·马德罗教授（1939 年 5 月 21 日至 2021 年 12 月 24 日）

劳尔·马德罗出生于布宜诺斯艾利斯市一个保守的阿根廷家庭。他的祖父 (Eduardo Madero) 是 Puerto Madero 海滨的建筑师、城市规划师和开发商，非常有名。劳尔在布宜诺斯艾利斯的一所天主教寄宿学校接受了基础教育。小时候，他就已经发现了自己对足球运动的热情，尽管他的父母和其他家人更喜欢他打网球、马球或其他他们认为更复杂的运动。尽管如此，劳尔在他的寄宿学校牧师的支持下，在空闲时间设法秘密训练和踢足球。当我在 1990 年代后期拜访劳尔时，劳尔向我讲述了足球如何改变了他的生活——他脸上挂着微笑，手里拿着一杯优质马尔贝克。一旦发现了他不可否认的足球技巧，劳尔就开始为博卡青年队效力，但很快就搬到了拉普​​拉塔大学。在 1963 年至 1969 年期间，他在他亲切地称为“我的球队”的地方为 Estudiantes 打了 179 场比赛，在 1964 年至 1969 年期间，他在阿根廷国家足球队打球。他以坚定、优雅和…