He was one of the best Spanish athletes of all time and yet he was almost unknown to the general public., It is true that martial arts did not occupy a relevant place in the newspapers of the time.. And that Egea, among other titles, He was a seven-time world champion and when he achieved it for the first time in 1982 became, con 18 winters in the youngest champion in history.
José Manuel Egea Cáceres was born in the Madrid neighborhood of Pan Bendito and from a very young age he began to feel attracted to sports.. First it was gymnastics but since I had to go to the Sports Palace, The economy did not allow for much joy and I had to leave it.. When his parents moved to Leganés and he had 11 years his parents gave him and his brother Francisco a registration for a gym in Carabanchel.
It was there where he chose the form of karate and after a small competition between gyms, His coach José Manuel Pérez saw extraordinary potential in the boy and the truth is that he more than met the expectations of his teachers., since in addition to the world championships he achieved both junior and senior European championships. By teams and individuals in addition to other championships such as the Paris Open, Japan, United States and Villa de Madrid.
It was not an easy path because he found the same as always, That is to say, economic problems to be able to dedicate oneself entirely to that sport., at that time minority. This lack of means made him think about leaving Spain to be able to continue with karate.. In the United States they even offered him three million pesetas thanks to advertising. with that, Egea thought, He had his needs covered and could dedicate himself entirely to his profession.
Here it is already known that aid to elite athletes is given in dribs and drabs and José Manuel was offered a scholarship for promising athletes when he was already world champion in the absolute category on two occasions.. Egea renounced the offer and recommended that they give it to a kid who was starting out in the sport and needed it more than him..
“It's a shame, I commented a few years ago, but I am better known abroad than in my own country. When I go out they treat me like what I am, a world champion. But in Spain I have had to fight a lot to have my worth recognized and, even though it hurts, I haven't achieved it at all”. And it was said by a man who was the king for three decades and has competed with three generations of fighters., those who have won.
Egea has trained German teams, Dutch, Italians… “They call me a lot from abroad because I have friends in the Federations of many countries and, sometimes, They give me a call to train in specific competitions. This is said by the man who, for fifteen years, obtained all the triumphs that he had and would have had.. That's José Manuel Egea, the Spanish athlete who appears in the Guinness Book of Records.
José Manuel Egea Cáceres was born in the Madrid neighborhood of Pan Bendito and from a very young age he began to feel attracted to sports.. First it was gymnastics but since I had to go to the Sports Palace, The economy did not allow for much joy and I had to leave it.. When his parents moved to Leganés and he had 11 years his parents gave him and his brother Francisco a registration for a gym in Carabanchel.
It was there where he chose the form of karate and after a small competition between gyms, His coach José Manuel Pérez saw extraordinary potential in the boy and the truth is that he more than met the expectations of his teachers., since in addition to the world championships he achieved both junior and senior European championships. By teams and individuals in addition to other championships such as the Paris Open, Japan, United States and Villa de Madrid.
It was not an easy path because he found the same as always, That is to say, economic problems to be able to dedicate oneself entirely to that sport., at that time minority. This lack of means made him think about leaving Spain to be able to continue with karate.. In the United States they even offered him three million pesetas thanks to advertising. with that, Egea thought, He had his needs covered and could dedicate himself entirely to his profession.
Here it is already known that aid to elite athletes is given in dribs and drabs and José Manuel was offered a scholarship for promising athletes when he was already world champion in the absolute category on two occasions.. Egea renounced the offer and recommended that they give it to a kid who was starting out in the sport and needed it more than him..
“It's a shame, I commented a few years ago, but I am better known abroad than in my own country. When I go out they treat me like what I am, a world champion. But in Spain I have had to fight a lot to have my worth recognized and, even though it hurts, I haven't achieved it at all”. And it was said by a man who was the king for three decades and has competed with three generations of fighters., those who have won.
Egea has trained German teams, Dutch, Italians… “They call me a lot from abroad because I have friends in the Federations of many countries and, sometimes, They give me a call to train in specific competitions. This is said by the man who, for fifteen years, obtained all the triumphs that he had and would have had.. That's José Manuel Egea, the Spanish athlete who appears in the Guinness Book of Records.
