At 75, Pato Fillol returns to secondary school: how his first exam went | OneFootball

Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, winner of the 1978 World Cup with the Argentine National Team, took a geography exam and said he is going to “give it his all” just like when he was a “professional.”

Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, goalkeeper and champion of the 1978 World Cup with the Argentine National Team, started high school at the age of 75 and passed his first exam, scoring a 10 in geography.

Fillol left school at 14 to focus on his professional career. After his first test, he commented: “Two months ago I decided to finish high school and I was able to enroll in this subject, the only one for the year, and I did great on the exam. There were 20 true or false questions and I only missed one or two.”

Then, “El Pato” explained the reason for his decision: “I sat down with my family and told them: ‘I want to finish my studies.’ I left school when I was very young. I felt bad encouraging parents to make their kids study. I used to say: ‘I didn’t finish high school, my studies.’ That’s why today I stand here and share this life story.”

The former River Plate and Racing player, who learned to use a computer to achieve his goal and needs to pass 28 subjects, assured: “I’m going to give it my all just like I did as a professional. I gave everything to football, even the integrity of never missing a single training session in almost 25 years of my sports career. I could play well, badly, or just okay, but I gave it my all. And I’m going to approach this the same way.”

Fillol began his career in 1969 at Quilmes, wore the River Plate jersey for a decade, and then had two stints at Racing, between 1972 and 1973 and from 1987 to 1989. He also defended the goals of Argentinos (1983), Flamengo (1984 to 1985), Atlético de Madrid (1985 to 1986), and Vélez (1989 to 1990). In total, he won 10 titles throughout his career.

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