[1] He began as an association football player, notably for Auxerre and Troyes, but his professional career was cut short due to injuries.
In 2006, tamim Garnier studied to become a football instructor and started a program of urban freestyle art gaining fame for his own style and skills.
In addition to performing at freestyle football shows, he also practices this sport discipline in matches, such as street soccer, futsal, and panna.
He is the captain of French professional futsal team Massaliotes, and champion freestyle in particular with Mexico street football players.
In the ad, Garnier disguises himself as an old man, as a character dubbed Abuelo "Grandpa" Memo, and joins in a local five-a-side freestyle match and goes on to "amaze" the young players and an enchanted crowd of spectators through his skills.