Juan David Vinueza (Juanda), was born in Bogotá Colombia. He was 10 years old when he got his first pair of roller skates and it was at age 11 that he fell in love with the game of hockey. Not long after he started playing, one of his teammates ripped a clapper to the goalie who in that moment decided to quit; Juanda was eager to fill in for the goalie. “Since then, goaltending has become somewhat of an obsession”.
After living and studying 10 years in beautiful South Florida, in 2011 Juanda returned to Colombia, where he got involved with the local programs and began training young goalies for his team.
In 2015, TheGoalie.One was born. “We just wanted to make sure that Goalies knew someone was looking out for them, playing goalie is difficult enough, then you add the pressure, discipline, athleticism and everything else it involves”.
During the last six years, Juanda has successfully run Goalie and player specific camps and clinics in different countries like Colombia, Argentina, Spain and the USA. “Working with Amerigol has been a dream, like Juan Carlos, I am a true believer in the talent that can come out of our communities with the right coaching and opportunities.”
Outside of hockey, Juanda is part owner of PMK Digital Learning, a company dedicated to corporate training. The company has been in the family for 30 years and Juanda runs the technology and innovation area, he is in charge of the digital transformation of the company and of its clients, managing projects that involve game development, software development and implementation.