Virginia Torrecillaformer footballer for Atlético, Barcelona and Villarreal, confessed in the program ‘El Cafelito’.
“When I played my coaches slapped me
The one who was captain of the Spanish Soccer Team between 2013 and 2019 told Josep Pedrerol the bad experiences he suffered when he was starting out in football and of which he is aware now.
I have had coaches who have gone overboard with me, and I am aware now, at 30 years old
“When I played, my coaches slapped me, and if I had to look back I have many more things to say than those that bother me today,” shared the 31-year-old former soccer player.
I’m sure that many girls have gone through it too. In my generation especially
Virginia Torrecilla, who He retired from football at the age of 29.stressed that “I have had coaches who have been with me, and I am aware now, at 30 years old.”
These are things that don’t have to be done with anyone.
I think it is something that has to be worked on and I am very sure that many girls have also gone through it. In my generation especially,” he highlighted.
Virginia Torrecilla: “It is a topic that I discussed with my father and he told me that he would never have thought about it”
Virginia Torrecilla (September 4, 1994) recognized that “That bothers me, because unfortunately it happens”and insisted that “I have not been aware until today”.
Virginia Torrecilla: “I have had coaches who have gone overboard with me”
“It’s a topic that I talked about with my father two months ago, and he told me that he would never have thought about it. It’s heavy, but that’s how it is,” she said excitedly.
Virginia Torrecilla: “As a child I have had coaches who have gone overboard with me… and I have realized it at 30 years old”
The former soccer player wanted to make it clear that “these are things that should not be done with anyone. I have a summer school and I would never do it to a boy or a girl.”
Virginia Torrecilla: “Atlético de Madrid saved my life”
Virginia Torrecilla, who had to undergo surgery for a brain tumor in May 2020, acknowledged to Josep Pedrerol that “Atlético de Madrid saved my life. “They did an MRI because I was dizzy and they found a brain tumor.”
Virginia Torrecilla to Josep Pedrerol: “Atlético saved my life”
“With chemotherapy I lost 20 kilos. Before chemo I weighed 63 kilos. I am 1.75 m tall and I was strong as an oak tree. I weighed 42 kilos… I have very hard images. I cried because I didn’t want more chemo,” said the former player of Collense (2009-10), Sporting de Palma (2010-12), FC Barcelona (2012-15), Montpellier (2015-19), Atlético de Madrid (2019-23), Villarreal (2023) and Balears (2024).
