From dishwasher to FIFA star? Not quite but quite similar was the path of Santiago ‘FUTCrunch' Vazquez, content creator with over one million followers.The dream of many people in this world is to turn their hobby into a profession. To make money doing things that you enjoy. That's exactly what Santiago Vazquez (FUTCrunch) has now achieved – with unusual detours.
Who is Santiago Vazquez aka FUTCrunch?
Santiago Vazquez is 23 years old and a native of Venezuela who moved to England. He now creates FIFA content on various platforms such as YouTube and TikTok and has over a million followers on the vertical video platform alone.
The unusual way from FUTCrunch to FIFA Content Creator
I had a chat with FUTCrunch to find out the story behind his journey to becoming a content creator – and was amused at times.
Spoiler: I couldn't help but think of the famous “come join my WhatsApp group” ad at one point.
My parents wanted me to learn English
FUTCrunch's journey was initiated by his parents. Santiago was to move to either the USA or England to study and learn English. The decision was made to go to Liverpool, England, because the USA would have been much more expensive.
Once in Liverpool, however, it only took one mechanical engineering lecture for Santiago to admit to himself that this course of study was not for him. He dropped out and worked as a waiter in Liverpool.
My parents were certainly not happy about it, but what could they do. They were far away in Venezuela.
Unsurprisingly, the “waiter” chapter in his life also came up short. Exactly – Santiago didn't like this path either and so he set off in search of in the big wide world of the Internet:
How to make money fast on the Internet?
That's right! Santiago Vazquez first steps towards online content creator started with such an internet search – and no!: I don't necessarily recommend doing the same now, even if the following statement sounds very tempting