Raphinha’s harsh revelations about her childhood

The story of raphinha It is the many Brazilian players who did not have an easy childhood, who grew up in a very humble neighborhood where it is not easy to avoid being misled, but who with their quality but above all with work, perseverance and determination have been able to reach the top in the world of football.

their 25 years and after shining in the Premier League with Leeds United, the new player of boatwho did not hesitate to pay 48 million fixed euros with 12 variables for him, did not hide all the costs to him to make his dream come true and thus explains it in detail in a interview with ‘UOL Esporte’, where he also revealed some brutal episodes of his childhood and adolescence. Although it is stated that “It’s not fair to say that I’m hungry for my life and my parents do not lack food at home”, the Brazilian admitted that he came to beg on the street: “After training, I would stand on the street and ask people to buy me something to eat or a snack. Some people helped me, others outright called me a bum. And helpless, waited for the bus to go home so we could eat. I was between 12 and 14 years old at the time.

At this point, raphinha He recounted that “the memories of my beginnings were difficult, but I wanted to fulfill my dream. I had to go to train somewhere far from home. I was 8-9 hours away from home. I have almost no money left for the bus, I haven’t eaten anything for 8-9 hours. I have nothing to eat.”

More on this episode, the Porto Alegre It also details what his life has been like restaa neighborhood in the southern zone of the capital of Rio Grande do Sul: “I grew up in a community where crime and drug dealing were common, but I was strong enough to keep my focus: to be a footballer. Achieving this goal by leaving a community is a huge sacrifice. But my ambition is greater. That boy overcame it all on his way to the big stage. I didn’t deviate. If now they talk about my ‘magic’ in football, I say… this is the real magic.”

The Barça winger acknowledges that it is not easy not to fall into bad temptations: “In my youth, in my neighborhood, opportunities arose, and there were many. They promise an easier way to make money. And that’s where people get lost. I met people who were less committed, a family that supported them, they were gone. In such cases, I lost many friends in the world of crime, in drug trafficking… Friends who are better than me at football, who could be at a good club.”