Flores arrived as a 24-year-old at Adelaide United in 2010. The Reds found a way to unlock his potential and Flores flourished at Hindmarsh. A time he recalls fondly.

“My heart is always going to be with Australia,” he told www.ftbl.com.au from Argentina.

“Yes, I was growing up in Argentina and made the youth programs where I scored three goals in a youth trial game that allowed me to become a  professional footballer, but it was Australia where I became a true soccer player.

“Australia was the country that allowed me to become a soccer player. 

“I remember when I arrived in Adelaide,  their fitness and conditioning guys told a friend of mine that I was in the worst physical condition of any foreign player they had seen. 

“And you know?  They were right.  I couldn't even finish the warm-up with the  Adelaide boys.

“So they worked with me for two months to get me to match fitness level.

"This opened my mind to the world of fitness power, training and conditioning. And Australians are so professional in this area and many other areas.

“Once I could get into that physical condition after two months I could do everything that I had been dreaming of as a footballer.  And I became a Johnny Warren medal winner because I became a much better player.

“Australia allowed me to tick all my boxes as I became fitter and much better.  And I was lucky to have an amazing team at Adelaide  United with Aurelio Vidmar in 2010/11.”

Flores made a big money move to China in 2012 but this turned sour and gave him a greater perspective on his time in the A-League.

“And I understood this only when I went to China after leaving the Reds, where in China it was terrible from a fitness and conditioning point of view.

"The facilities to be treated like a professional we're not good enough.  And of course, I got injured there…”

 

Flores has been training in Argentina on his own in 2018 while spending time with his family and Russian girlfriend.

He feels he can still offer something on the pitch but has a future gaze on coaching.

“I have a desire to join an Australian side in the future. Obviously, they only have five foreign spots in the A-League," he said. 

“I don't disagree if they want to give a contract to another player rather than me. But always I have a hope that one day someone can call me regardless of the level of the league, and I can help the youngsters coming through in my last few years as a player and build myself as a coach one day for youth development, then see what happens after that.

“I want to join a club that believes in me and what I can give football wise and in the youth development. 

“If that doesn't happen then I will keep travelling around the world and keep growing until I find a house on the planet or a city on the planet that I will call my home.

“It could be in Argentina it could be in Australia could be in the USA… and to build a Football Academy.  You never know what will happen in the future.

“I’m open and I'm ready to go.”