He was immense in the post-lockdown mini-tournament in Lisbon last summer, running Bayern’s 8-2 demolition job of Barça with ruthless glee and proving pivotal in the tight defeat of Paris Saint-Germain in the final. That’s how I grew up. Oficjalna strona internetowa (hiszp. Not that they’re polar opposites. ; Thiago Alcântara w bazie BDFutbol (ang. Ma również młodszą siostrę, Thaisę, oraz brata, Bruno. Leur père est Mazinho, ancien international brésilien qui a évolué plusieurs saisons en Espagne (ancien joueur de Valence, du Celta Vigo et de Elche), leur permettant d’accéder à la nationalité espagnole. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Thiago and Rafinha Alcântara: from kidding around in Galicia to Champions League glory, Ten years of the WSL through the words of those there at the beginning, The Basque Country’s special relationship with the Copa del Rey, “A little year in hell”: when football giants drop down a division, Remembering the madness of the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, The 44 days of Brian Clough and Jock Stein at Leeds. Rafinha édesapja, Mazinho is futballozott középpályásként, 1994-ben Brazíliával megnyerte a világbajnokságot. Starszy brat Thiago jest piłkarzem Liverpoolu oraz reprezentacji Hiszpanii. Tous droits réservés. For me, Brazil is my country.”, Thiago finds matters more complex: “My feeling is that my body and all my things inside me – when I move, when I do everything-  are Brazilian,” he said. The two youngsters weren’t lucky fans given the chance to grace their club’s sacred turf. Mais pour Thiago, ç'a été un processus clair, surtout qu'il a vécu de belles choses avec l'Espagne, notamment une victoire lors de l'Euro Espoirs (en 2011). It’ll be him or no one.”. This encouraged Pep Guardiola, the man who gave Thiago his first-team debut at Barça, to take advantage of the situation and bring him in to serve as a cornerstone of his new project at Bayern. Site édité par NextInteractive. The older one, Thiago, started for Bayern Munich, while Rafinha, the little boy who left Balaídos that afternoon in a flood of tears, came on as a late substitute for Barça. Nor when they made their joint debut in 2011 or when they played against each other in 2015. € * 12.02.1993 in São Paulo, Brasilien Rafinha Alcantara , 27 ans, a quitté le Barça lundi après 14 saisons en Catalogne. Carreira Barcelona B. Rafael treinou nas categorias de base do Coritiba e do São Caetano. But all the thinking in my life, all the treatment with people, I think I’m more from Spain. Magánélete. "Il jouait avec l'Espagne et moi, pendant ce temps, j'étais en vacances au Brésil avec notre mère, racontera Rafinha dans une interview à France Football. So for me everything is a mix every day, but when I have to think it’s in Spanish. Thiago grimaced at the manner of Bayern’s comprehensive 3-0 defeat but was evidently touched by the magnitude of the occasion. He is a wonderful person. Thiago Alcantara a toujours privilégié la Roja - @IconSport. L’un a choisi l’Espagne, l’autre s’est tourné vers le Brésil, pour marcher sur les traces de son père. “I was born in Brazil and I’ve always felt Brazilian. By the time he returned to full health, Thiago had another battle on his hands to become an automatic starter in a Bayern team loaded with midfield talent. With Ronald Koeman in the process of restructuring the club, it looks increasingly likely that he’ll be sold this summer to raise funds for new recruits. Pályafutása A kezdetek. Valeria was married to Mazinho in 1987. But I still want to climb one more wall with you, see how tall it is and go through it together.”. They embraced at the final whistle. Someone you can trust in, somebody you can talk to about anything. 6) A golden debut goal. Édesapja az brazil Mazinho. The arrival of Carlo Ancelotti in 2016 proved a game-changer. Forged in the same fire and hardened by shared experiences of injury, they’re not the same men they were that afternoon in an empty stadium in Galicia. Arturo Vidal, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Joshua Kimmich, Mario Götze, Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos, and Xabi Alonso have all lined up in the middle of the park during Thiago’s stay in Bavaria. The 2020/21 season will open a new chapter in the careers of two of football’s most talented brothers. Ostatecznie zadebiutował w seniorskiej reprezentacji tego kraju. He’s won seven straight league titles with Bayern, as well as four DFB Pokals, a Club World Cup and the Champions League, becoming only the 13th player to win the competition with two different clubs following his 2011 triumph with Barça. Thiago är son till den före detta fotbollsspelaren Iomar do Nascimento (kallad Mazinho) och före detta volleybollspelaren Valéria Alcântara. Paris Saint-Germain were interested in signing Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich this summer, before he made the move to Liverpool, but they ended up signing his brother instead. ; Thiago, [w:] baza Transfermarkt (zawodnicy) [online] [dostęp 2020-11-18] . Valéria was in the stands, but the two boys, Thiago and Rafinha, were on the pitch, starting their first game together for Barcelona against BATE in the Champions League. “My family is Brazilian, and my mother language is Brazilian Portuguese. Rafinha didn’t partake in the aforementioned 8-2 defeat. Rafinha played perhaps the best football of his career in those two years and was part of the Barça team that won a historic treble in 2015, but tore his right anterior cruciate ligament that September in a blow to his chances of establishing himself at the Camp Nou. “I think our relationship is the best that brothers can have,” Rafinha said in the documentary. The Italian coach shifted Thiago’s position, moving him into a free role behind Robert Lewandowski to give his Spanish charge a platform to showcase his full skillset and confirm his status as a truly world-class footballer. Rafinha a toujours vu son frère aîné avec un maillot du Barça sur les épaules. The empty stadium was Estadio de Balaídos, the home of Spanish side Celta. Following this he sought a fresh challenge, joining Liverpool in September 2020. Injury has robbed him of a yard of pace as well as the positive momentum he had generated back in 2014/15, but at just 27 he remains a player with significant potential in the right setup. He could break from midfield and tear opponents apart in the final third, wielding the dual threat of a lethal passing range and dangerous dribbling ability. He looked on at the drama he created with a mischievous glint in his eye. Hij tekende in september 2020 een vierjarig contract bij Liverpool, dat circa €30.000.000,- voor hem betaalde aan Bayern München. Öccse, Rafinha jelenleg az FC Barcelona játékosa. Mazinho would have been forgiven for wondering whether his boys could follow in his footsteps and become professional footballers themselves. Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento [1] (Alcântara en portugués; [2] San Pietro Vernotico, Brindisi, Italia, 11 de abril de 1991), [1] [3] conocido deportivamente como Thiago Alcántara, es un futbolista hispano-brasileño que juega como centrocampista y su actual equipo es el Liverpool F. C. de la Premier League de Inglaterra.. Es internacional absoluto con la selección española desde 2011. His coach in Galicia was Luis Enrique, who took such a liking to the Brazilian midfielder that he resolved to use him prominently when he became Barça coach the following season. ... Thiago and brother Rafinha are integral to the Alcantara Family Foundation. Thiago has since gone from strength to strength, transitioning back to central midfield and becoming one of the most dominant players in Europe. Injury forced Thiago to miss the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, however, and his experience in Russia in 2018 was a collective disappointment. Thiago knew what he was talking about – his initial progress at Bayern had been slowed by injury. His mother Valéria played volleyball , while his older brother, Thiago – another midfielder – also emerged through Barcelona's youth ranks, going on … “He is a father, a brother and my best friend. The brothers were no longer wearing matching outfits – they were instead travelling down different paths in their bid to reach the elite of European football. Édesanyja, Valéria, röplabda-játékos volt, míg bátyja, Thiago, aki szintén középpályás és 2020 óta az angol Liverpool játékosa, ezenkívül már többszörös spanyol válogatott. Bibliografia. He has a great heart, a strong character and (he is) a person who knows what he wants. Super League en direct: Chelsea et l'Inter Milan se retirent, Ceferin veut "rebâtir l'unité", © Copyright 2006-2020 BFMTV.com. The Alcântara brothers were no longer teenagers – they were 24 and 22 respectively – and were competing against each other in the semi-finals of the Champions League.