With family not only in their hearts, but also at their feet.
Galhardo carries the support of his parents and brother engraved on his cleats for the South American Under-20 Championship.
By From the official website team - in
The Brazilian under-20 team departs on Monday (December 13.12th) for Granja Comary, where they will begin a period of preparation for the South American Championship in that category, which will be held next month in Peru. Among the 25 players called up is a right-back who was successful in Flamengo's youth system and is considered a great prospect who could soon earn his place at the club: Rafael Galhardo.
The training period is long, the competition is too, and the players will be away from home for about two months. But when homesickness sets in, Galhardo will have extra motivation on his feet: he engraved the nicknames of his parents and brother (Beto, Zizi and Marquinhos), as well as his Flamengo number, 42, on the cleats he will wear in the competition's matches.
"I paid tribute to my family, who have always helped me a lot and who give me a lot of strength to this day," said the player.
Praised by Ney Franco and well-prepared physically, technically, and psychologically for the competition, Galhardo believes he can help the Brazilian team win this title and, consequently, a place to fight, once again, for the unprecedented Olympic gold in London 2012.
"It will certainly be a great opportunity for me to compete in this competition, and I hope I can help Brazil return from Peru with the title. We know the importance of this South American Championship, and I'm going there with the intention of securing that spot in the Olympic Games," he added.
Personalizing football boots has become a well-accepted trend in the world of football in recent years. There are many cases of players who put their own names or tributes on their boots. Leonardo Moura did it in his 300th game for Flamengo, and Ronaldo Angelim has his children's names written on his boots.
The training period is long, the competition is too, and the players will be away from home for about two months. But when homesickness sets in, Galhardo will have extra motivation on his feet: he engraved the nicknames of his parents and brother (Beto, Zizi and Marquinhos), as well as his Flamengo number, 42, on the cleats he will wear in the competition's matches.
"I paid tribute to my family, who have always helped me a lot and who give me a lot of strength to this day," said the player.
Praised by Ney Franco and well-prepared physically, technically, and psychologically for the competition, Galhardo believes he can help the Brazilian team win this title and, consequently, a place to fight, once again, for the unprecedented Olympic gold in London 2012.
"It will certainly be a great opportunity for me to compete in this competition, and I hope I can help Brazil return from Peru with the title. We know the importance of this South American Championship, and I'm going there with the intention of securing that spot in the Olympic Games," he added.
Personalizing football boots has become a well-accepted trend in the world of football in recent years. There are many cases of players who put their own names or tributes on their boots. Leonardo Moura did it in his 300th game for Flamengo, and Ronaldo Angelim has his children's names written on his boots.
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