Rafael Santos Borré is one of the Colombians with the best presence in world football. The years of learning and good results from him currently have him in Eintracht Frankfurt, champion of the last Europa League.
His entire path in football has been done alongside Ana Caicedo, his wife. They have known each other since they were teenagers and it was the Colombian striker who did everything to make her fall in love, even though she had just gotten out of a love relationship.
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Their relationship started when they were very young. The first time they met was on a soccer field. He was starting his career at Deportivo Cali and she was finishing school.
“I was still in school, which is bilingual. We had electives and there was one for journalism. I took it. One day we went to make a note to Leonel Álvarez, who was the Cali coach at the time. When training was over, he didn’t come, so Rafael passed by and that’s where I met him. At that time we didn’t talk much, he just told us how to get to the technician. We had a mutual friend and we started talking. About four months later we started dating,” he said. the young woman in an interview with ‘We all play’.
Although he did not say the exact year, this had to happen between 2013 and 2014. By that time, Borré Amaury was having his first moments as a professionalfrom the hand of the Colombian coach.
The relationship did not start immediately because, unfortunately for Rafael, Ana Caicedo had a boyfriend. “I was in another relationship, so it was difficult at the beginning. Nothing ever happened, nor did it come on to me while I was in my other relationship. Right when I finished, he told me everything: that he liked him and so on. I was ending the other relationship and he started crushing me, so to speak.”
Borré’s tactic is very popular: first he made friends and, when he saw the opportunity, he exposed his heart to woo this woman he married years later and currently has a nice family.
“He was very smart. He and I talked, we were friends, but we didn’t go beyond that while I was in another relationship. He never hit on me. He never insinuated anything to me, but he was very aware of everything. Obviously, keeping the distance and never exceeding. He earned my trust and knew that I was with my ex. It was quiet and the day we finished [con el ex] It was that he confessed to me that he liked me and everything, “confessed Anita Caicedo.
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Rafael Santos Borré’s tactics also included his partner’s family. “It was smart because first he won over my mom and dad. He conquered them first and me last. After that, what else was I going to do, ”he pointed out.
Rafael Santos Borré: goals and dedication to his wife
With almost 100 goals as a professional, there is a usual celebration in the Barranquilla striker: the heart with his hands. This one has a clear relationship with his partner and he does it from the first day.
The day he celebrated his first goal, he said in a video posted on YouTubeHéctor Cárdenas was the coach of Cali. “I remember very well that it was against Deportes Tolima, in a game that allowed me to start. I managed to score a nice goal, but it was useless because the team was already eliminated”, he mentioned.
About that day, he says, “it was a very big emotion”. “I was very nervous. She did not want to fail and wanted to leave a good impression on the fans. When I managed to score the goal, my girlfriend was on the pitch so I decided to go to the stands and dedicate it to her. From there it was that we began to hold that celebration because it is very particular for both of us. It is something that we have very marked and that we had always dreamed of, ”she recalled.
Age of Rafael Santos Borré and years of Ana Caicedo, his wife
The Colombian soccer player and his partner are contemporaries. They were both born in 1996, but she is older than him by a few months. She has a birthday on May 20, while he has a birthday on September 16.
Currently, Rafael Santos Borré is 26 years old and Ana Caicedo is 27 years old.. Being contemporaries made she made a joke that she liked a lot in social networks.
