177. Sunday League Series | Raul Cortes - Sunday League & UPSL Killer

About this episode

Raul Cortes shares his journey in semi-pro soccer and the dynamics of paid Sunday League soccer.

Join the Gol Sided crew as we welcome Raul Cortes to the pod! Raul talks us through his long journey to playing semi-pro soccer and we dive into the details of the paid Sunday League soccer scene. We talk: - Starting young in rec leagues - Playing Sunday League at 14 - Being top goal scorer in Gilroy for 10 seasons - Having the mental strength to comeback from a major injury - The ins and outs of being a paid Sunday League player - Taking the leap to play in UPSL Tune in to this story with plenty of local footy lore coming from one of the area's most prolific strikers. Check out our podcast and join our discord! http://linktr.ee/golsided Follow Raul on IG: https://www.instagram.com/imm_illl/

People in this episode

Host: Gol Sided

Guest: Raul Cortes

Topics covered

• Sunday League
• semi-pro soccer
• UPSL
• injury recovery
• goal scoring

Keywords

• Sunday League
• semi-pro soccer
• Raul Cortes
• goal scorer
• UPSL
• injury comeback
• local soccer

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