Of dreams
To the Elite

Let me tell you my story and why I love what I do

Hello, I'm Pablo Dip — Personal Trainer specializing in elite footballers.

I was born in Juan Bautista Alberdi, Tucumán, Argentina , and like thousands of Latin American boys, I grew up dreaming of becoming a professional soccer player. From the age of four, I was immersed in that family dream.At just 13 years old, it led me to leave home and move 1,300 km to play in the youth divisions of Club Lanús, located in the province of Buenos Aires.

That experience shaped me: the uprooting, the discipline, the competition, the responsibility.

And although the football dream didn’t end as I had imagined, it left me with something much bigger: a way of understanding sport and effort that would shape my professional path forever.

At almost 19 years old and with another important influence from my family —this time from a cousin who is a Physical Education teacher— I discovered a new passion: training, teaching and transforming lives through movement.

I decided to study Physical Education and immersed myself completely in that world. For five intense years, I absorbed with absolute dedication, inspired by great teachers who left a lasting impressionv on me.

From my first students to functional training

At 23, fresh out of university, I started preparing students for university entrance exams. I was fascinated to see their progress:, how they improved, how they failed, got back up, and learned from the process.

One ordinary day, after an impromptu workout with a friend, we made a decision driven purely by passion: "let´s open a gym next week."

That´s how CEFA, the first functional training center in my city, was born.

With more enthusiasm than resources, but with a unique energy, we begin to grew. We added group and personalized training sessions and started working with people from all walks of life:

Housewives, taxi drivers, office workers, athletes, rugby players, basketball players, padel players,etc.

Always guided by two pillars:

- Professionalism.

- Positive energy to improve the lives of everyone who came to train.

Side-by-side with athletes — The birth of my passion for the elite

At CEFA, athletes from Tucumán compeeting at national and international levels began training. Among them were:

Sebastián Palacios (Boca Juniors)
Joaquín “Tucu” Correa (Estudiantes de La Plata at the time).

Each of them followed their respective club´s training programs, but we always worked with an approach I strongly believe in: the value of individualized training as a complement to professional team preparation.

And it was "Tucu" Correa who, in 2018, asked me the question that changed my life: “Would you like to come and work with me in Europe?”

From that day on, sleep was no longer an option.

Europe — The Unexpected Dream

In September 2018 I arrived in Rome with an almost empty suitcase, but with my enthusiasm and passion full.

Joaquín joined Lazio, and together we started a project that grew year after year.

And that's where it all began.