The American dream is increasingly attracting Spanish women’s football. Both in banks, from pioneer Natalia Astrain and the newly named best coach in the NWSL, Juan Carlos Amorós, Gotham FC title winner, among notable players such as Sonia Bermúdez, Vicky Losada, Vero Boquete and Celia Jiménez or the current Esther González and Maitane López.
Now everything indicates that the two other names like Jonathan Giraldezcurrent coach of Barça who, from various fields, will be in the Washington Spirit starting next season thanks to a juicy contract, and Fran Alonso, who would have come to terms with the Houston Dash this week, according to ‘The Equalizer’ newspaper. An official announcement is expected soon.
The Madrid coach is leaving Celtic FC after three and a half very successful seasons in charge of the Glasgow Women’s Premier club. Celtic are currently second in the League and can boast of having twice won the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.
Navarrese coach Natalia Astrain made her way to the American banks when, after coaching Barça, Levante Las Planas and serving as ‘second assistant’ at Atlético, she was signed as technical director of Houston’s Rise Soccer Club in 2017 to later move to Kansas City in 2021 and will now serve as the captain of the United States Under-17 team.
follow his wake Juan Carlos Amorós, the fashionable coach in the United States after making history in New Jersey’s Gotham. He took the reins of a lowly team that finished last last season to proclaim it NWSL champion in an anthological final against the mighty and favorite Olimpic Reign of Megan Rapinoe. His ‘right hand’, the tactical director Jesús Botello, is another hero of this work. The club, which includes Kevin Durant and Carli Lloyd among its investors, has managed to create its own identity in its game and attracts an entire city.
“At a distance, you see how advanced the other leagues are, you appreciate how much distance there is and how much is left to improve in Spain. I’m not just talking about money. I’m talking about the daily conditions, about everything that can simplify your life so that you can dedicate yourself to playing,” said former Atlético player Maitane López, one of the protagonists of Gotham’s ‘miracle’.
The American dream continues to attract Spanish talent and it will not be surprising if the ‘boom’ in the banks is accompanied in the coming years by new players who see the NWSL as one of the most powerful and attractive Leagues in the world.
Source: La Verdad
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