Hanser, 38, proudly treasures each of the albums. Its value, more than economic, is sentimental, because everyone has a story to tell, as well as anecdotes that are difficult to forget.
For now, He has collected the album from Mexico 1986 to Qatar 2022, all full. “The first one I completed thanks to my dad and brother. Thus began the tradition of saving to fill them, because it is a significant expense,” he said.
Currently shared, complete the album It is an investment that goes from Q1,200 to Q1,500. “The beautiful thing is that it is shared with a lot of people, since one meets with different people to exchange stamps”.
Of family
“It has always been a family project, where my mother also supported us at the beginning, as she took us to the market to buy the prints”he added.
He highlighted that in the 1998 World Cup in France he did not manage to collect in the capital, but in Petén, for his father’s work, and had the support of collaborators and friends from the area, which became a great experience.
In 1994 and 1998 the official album did not reach Guatemala. That is why he was inclined to complete the one for a soft drink company. Time has passed and every four years Fernando looks forward to being one of the first to complete the album.
His goal is to pass the tradition on to the little ones in the family, in this case his nephews, with whom he already enjoys the pleasure of filling each page with the faces of the players.
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