Thursday, March 28

Real Madrid’s hairdresser Camavinga: “I cut my hair because I come from a working-class family”



He arrived in Madrid last August from Rennes. Every morning he gets up early and takes public transport to go haircutting near Gran Vía

Every morning, Camavinga gets up early and leaves her house in Villaviciosa de Odón to go to work in Madrid. It does not go in Mercedes; rides on a bus line to do the 22 kilometers that separate you from your job. You get off near the center and take a walk to Calle Valverde. There he spends eight hours cutting his hair. When his workday ends, he bus back to Villaviciosa de Odón, which is late.

Why is Camavinga doing that? Because we are not talking about Eduardo Camavinga, a brand new Real Madrid signing, but about his brother Sebastián. Seb for friends. Four years older than the midfielder, he has decided that he does not get on the bandwagon of the very siblings. Seb could emulate René Ramos and take on the sports affairs of the family crack. Or Pere Guardiola and end up being one of the most influential representatives of the football planet. Or dedicate themselves to doing nothing, like hundreds of anonymous brothers. Plans, all of them, relaxed and profitable.

But seb cut hair every day on a Gran Vía crossing. He travels by public transport, has a contract like that of any 23-year-old boy and only pays on Tuesdays. The hair salon isn’t even yours. Sebastian he is nothing more than a salaryman with a regular payroll. He works at Delegang, a popular barber shop in Chueca. It is owned by Adrián Rodríguez, a man from Granada whose hands often pass the leading swords of urban music, especially of the hip-hop scene. Morad, Omar Montes, Mike Towers, Kaydy Cain …

11,000 euros per day

Sebastian He arrived in Spain in August with the rest of his family, from Rennes (France). His brother Eduardo had become the great hit of the transfer market. The last blow of effect of Florentino Pérez, who paid 31 million euros for him. At just 18 years old, the left-hander signed a contract with Madrid at the rate of 4 million euros per year (333,000 euros a month, 78,000 euros a week, 11,000 a day), while Seb was looking for an 8-hour job.

What need do you have? They both live under the same roof, along with their four other siblings and their parents. But it is what it must have been born into a working family from deep Angola. Seb himself tells it, scissors in hand, during his workday at the barbershop. With the mask and the wool cap on, he is almost identical to his brother Eduardo. He speaks reasonably correct Spanish for three months. Quite more correct than the one accredited by Gareth Bale, who has been here for eight years.

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“In my house no one stays like this,” he explains, placing his hands behind his neck, pretending to rest. “My parents wouldn’t let us. We come from a hard-working, hard-working family. My father always worked in Angola. He worked on many things, but especially in construction. I was born in Angola and Eduardo was too. When we were little we moved to Fougueres (40 km from Rennes). We have always worked there. Now we are in Madrid and we also have to work ”, he explains with an effort. He repeats that “We live together, but Eduardo is Eduardo and I am I. Each one has to look for life and being a brother is no merit on my part, I have to make an effort in what I do “.

Her parents are actually Congolese and have been ‘starting over’ their entire lives. Celestino and Sofía arrived in Angola escaping from the war. They rebuilt their lives in Miconge, a town a thousand kilometers from the capital, Luanda. Eventually they decided to leave that country as well and move to Europe, seeking a better life. They reached Fouguères, which is a small municipality 40 kilometers from Rennes. And start over. There they had to recover from serious blows, like when their house burned down. This culture of effort has meant that in the Camavingas’ house no one stands idly by.

“What my father tells us is to pursue our dream. But he is the first to set an example. He worked a long time in construction. His dream is to build a house with his own hands and he is going to do it. He doesn’t relax either. My brother Eduardo is the example that, with work, you can achieve whatever you want. But it is not just about football. I have a dream. It is to start my own business. A new concept of barbershop where not only would they cut your hair, there would be many more things. For that I have to learn a lot. So now I work to achieve my dream in the future. “

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Madrid hairdresser

Everything is learning and the beginnings are always hard. Just as his brother Eduardo has not yet found the key to ownership, Seb had to undergo a process of reinvention. Because he had been cutting his hair in Rennes for a couple of years, but he had to change the chip when he arrived in Spain: “Haircuts are very different. There in France there are many more people from Africa, with hair of another form, very curly. It is not cut at the top. It is cut mainly on the sides, the gradient is worked a lot. You hardly use scissors, almost everything is done with a razor, “he points out. Charlie, his partner from Malaga, confirms:” The first days he was here, when he saw that we put scissors on the top, he almost covered his eyes. ”

Little by little he has been getting the hang of it. He has done his particular preseason and now he dares with all kinds of hair. However, he continues to practice those French cuts with several Brazilians who play for Real Madrid. That option did not come to him on the direct recommendation of his brother, but rather through a conversation after a party. “On Thursdays we are going to play soccer a few friends, there we coincide with Vinicius Jr.”, says Amir Ettien, who also cuts his hair in Delegang, is also French and also lives with a footballer (former player in this case) from La Liga . He is the son of Felix Ettien, that Ivorian player who passed through Levante and now works as a driver for Rubiales at the RFEF. “We started talking to Vini, I told him that my friend Seb cuts his hair and he agreed to try”Amir concludes.

A) Yes, Sebastian He planted himself at Vinicius’ house and made him the look that he has been sporting in his last appearances. A haircut that has brought him luck: the Brazilian has become the best player in the league for the month of November. “Vinicius told Rodrygo and also Militao. It was passed from mouth to mouth and I have cut the hair of all three. The Brazilians of Real Madrid are very ‘accueillante’ with me “, adds Seb, asking how to say ‘cozy’ in Spanish. He is also responsible for the elaborate hairstyles that his brother Eduardo wears in the field. It seems that his style is consolidating in the locker room Which footballer are you most looking forward to?

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Peel Marcelo

Seb does not hesitate when choosing the Real Madrid player to cut his hair: “Marcelo, because he never cuts it. He would give him a good hairstyle. He would cut Modric on the sides and leave him the same length as he is now. Kroos would hardly touch it, elegant. I would shave Ancelotti to zero [ríe]. No, no … I would give him a classic cut, just like Florentino Pérez. The one I really want to cut is Benzema, who is also French. And outside of Madrid, I would like to cut Ibrahimovic’s hair. I really like how strong he is and his philosophy. “

Speaking of philosophy, Seb’s is “not to tell anyone that Madrid’s Camavinga is brother. He doesn’t like to brag about that … or anything in general. He’s a very humble guy who shows that he’s had a strict education. He does not smoke, does not take drugs, he does not even have a tattoo. What he would have to watch out for is his diet, that he spends the day eating [patatas] Pringles “, defines it jokingly its Malaga companion.

Seb, for his part, learns by leaps and bounds. The language and fashion cuts in Spain. The family has adapted well to Spain, both parents and the six siblings (three boys and three girls). It warns that the little one, Célio (8 years old), has an innate ability for soccer. They say that he is going to break it, but at home they do not pressure. They are going to demand exactly the same as Sebastian so that he can set up his hairdresser: that he strives at what he does.

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