- The Medicine career is not only too extensive but also absorbing and sometimes the little free time is used to rest.
- The Spanish Women’s Soccer First Division is ranked as one of the best in the world.
- Although she is barely 30 years old, the doctor ended her career as a professional soccer player to study the specialty of Internal Medicine.
Life is full of challenges and sometimes it is necessary to make decisions of great impact. One of the highest recommendations is to have a passion for what you do so that it is not seen as work. Although without a doubt one of the greatest enemies is time because there is not always enough time. Such is the case of a professional soccer player who had to retire from the sport to fully focus on her dream of becoming a doctor.
Medicine is one of the fundamental careers because in no way can a society exist without health professionals. Although it is also true that it is a career that is too long and absorbing. The little time available is used to rest.
In this sense, it is true that some people manage to combine patient care with other activities but sometimes it is simply not possible. Also, if you really want to excel at something, you should focus entirely on one activity and not several.
A professional soccer player decides to become a doctor
The above leads to the story of Lara Mata Caudevilla, who was born in Spain and is currently 30 years old. Since he was very young, he had an interest in studying something related to health, but he also developed a taste for sports.
During his teens he kept up his passion for exercise and even signed up for some soccer teams. Until then, time was not a problem because he could carry out several activities in parallel because none of them were professional.
While at the time of Entering the university, his first choice without hesitation was Medicine. He was able to continue with his sports activities until the moment he finished his degree because he was presented with an unbeatable opportunity. He was all about being able to play in a professional soccer team and although it was a difficult decision he decided to focus completely on soccer.
In 2018 he joined the Villarreal Female, which at that time belonged to the Spanish Second Division. Thanks to the joint effort, the team was champion and the maximum goal of promotion was achieved. Although she experienced many satisfactions, this 2023 the professional soccer player decided to end her career as an athlete to return to her facet as a doctor and become a specialist.
In that sense, at 30 years of age, Lara Mata could still continue her career on the courts, but instead she preferred patient care. It all starts from the fact that For the second time, he presented and approved the MIR, which is the equivalent of the ENARM in Spain.
In the past, he had to reject the possibility of doing a specialty because of his commitment to football, but this time it was different. With this in mind, announced his retirement from professional soccer by ensuring that he is still at a perfect age to do a specialty.
In this regard, the former soccer player chose Internal Medicine and assures that now he will have to face a new challenge in his life. Despite the complications, she mentions that she is ready to fulfill her dream. If she already succeeded once in sports, now she hopes to do it again but in Medicine.
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