Enamored with Lisbon's culture, Edu Castro (Vigo, 1966) has been getting lost in the streets of Lisbon for a year and a half now, strolling through the parks, where he sits down to read some of the books that have accompanied him throughout his career: Don Quixote, History of Western Philosophy, Ulysses either The man without attributesThe former Barça coach and current Benfica manager is an avid reader and is taking advantage of his time in Portugal to delve deeper into the literature of José Saramago and Antonio Lobo Antunes. "Leaving Barça is never planned, but I'm making the most of my time at Benfica. It wasn't a goal I had set, but once it happens, it's exciting," he explains to ARA. Born in Vigo, although raised in Bellvitge, he is a lawyer by profession who entered the world of hockey by chance. "Espanyol's hockey section didn't have a place to play their matches and they rented the rink at a school in Bellvitge, Joan XXIII. We saw the sport, fell in love with it, and both my brothers and I started playing." At 59, he manages Benfica, where he currently has a contract until June 2027. "Coaches are always dealing with temporary situations, and in a sport like ours, where there are few projects you can make a living from professionally, that's the reality." This means that, for the time being, he lives alone in Lisbon, far from his family; but Edu Castro has found the positive side: "Being alone gives me more time to dedicate to literature and hockey. You always have to make a virtue of necessity."