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Harry Kane’s personal physio – who has helped him avoid injury for the past three years – is a “genius of a man,” according to golf star Justin Rose… who used the Spanish medical guru for “intense” acupuncture sessions before his 2013 US Open triumph
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Harry Kane wants to make sure he’s World Cup ready by teaming up with a doctor hailed by golfer Justin Rose as a ‘genius of a man’.
The Tottenham and England forward revealed this week that he has used the medical guru for three years to overcome the ankle and hamstring injuries that have threatened to ruin his career.
And according to the Telegraphthat guy is dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco – who helped Rose win the 2013 US Open with ‘intense’ acupuncture sessions.
Harry Kane wants to make sure he’s World Cup ready by teaming up with a ‘genius’ doctor
Golfer Justin Rose (pictured), who won the US Open in 2013, praised medical guru Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco as a big part of his success and obviously Kane uses him too
In 2018-19 and 2019-20, Spurs superstar Kane made 40 and 34 appearances in all competitions, amid ankle ligament and hamstring problems respectively.
But he has remained relatively injury-free in the last two campaigns – 49 and 50 appearances in all competitions – and he admitted on Thursday before England’s defeat to Italy that that is partly thanks to Canada-based Elorriaga.
Kane has personally, at his own expense and (previously) secretly hired the sports medicine specialist to assist him, outside the work of Tottenham’s medical department and not on the club’s training ground, for one week a month.
The Three Lions captain, 29, said Elorriaga was recommended by ‘another athlete’, Rose or not, as the Spaniard works with numerous sports stars, including multiple gold medalists.
Kane revealed he spent three years working with the Spaniard to avoid injuries
The English forward has struggled with ankle and hamstring problems throughout his career
But Kane, a huge golf fan, has met Rose several times, with the 42-year-old insisting that Elorriaga contributed to his success.
He told the Times: ‘Then there’s Alejandro Elorriaga, a genius of a man. With him I do between 50 and 100 hours of acupuncture per year. It’s very intensive. He comes for a day or two and actually does a short MOT of my body for eight to ten hours a day.
‘I sometimes think it’s like’ [ten-pin] bowling with the bumpers up. If I veer left or right, there’s someone there to get me back on track.’
Kane didn’t specifically mention Elorriaga, but said: “I did my hamstring in January against Southampton on New Year’s Day 2020 and since then I’ve found this new physio and we’ve been working together for almost three years now.
The Tottenham and England star has remained relatively injury free since working with Elorriaga
The 29-year-old is currently away with England to prepare for the Nations League matches
“He’s been really great to me, we’ve worked hours and hours for the past three years, built a really good relationship and I feel like he’s really helped me get my body.
“I’ve seen changes in my body in terms of what my ankles looked like before and now. I’m in a totally different place, so it’s really pleasant.
“I started seeing him through a friend, another athlete I knew. Personally, away from Tottenham, but the club knows about him.
“I’ll use it maybe a week out of the month. He doesn’t live in the UK, so he comes over a week a month and stays with me.’