Cristiana Girelli

thumb|Cristiana Girelli Cristiana Girelli (born 23 April 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy women's national team. Quotes The real victory is in making proud those who have always believed in you, and especially having people who rejoice with you for your successes. I would never have imagined playing for Juventus; I had a poster of Del Piero in my room, and today to that little girl inside me I would say: dream, sooner or later it comes true. Football has been my great passion since I was little, and I never had doubts about what I would do when I grew up. Being captain is an honor and a pride … I see it as a recognition from my teammates … That’s what makes me proud. There has been a change in the vision and recognition … all this clearly brings more responsibility. As a child I was the only one in the province of Brescia to play soccer. I always played with boys, I was the captain. I've always had great respect from them, sometimes they still write to me now complimenting me. I always felt free to do what I wanted and this was my great luck. I've always wanted to play soccer. When I got home I couldn't wait to go train. When I was 14 years old, a Verona executive called me, I told my parents that I didn't want to go play with the girls. They were the ones who told me that the train only passed once. Da piccola ero l'unica nella provincia di Brescia a giocare a calcio. Ho sempre giocato coi maschietti, ero il capitano. Ho sempre avuto grande rispetto da parte loro, a volte mi scrivono ancora adesso complimentandosi. Mi sono sempre sentita libera di fare quello che volevo e questa è stata la mia grande fortuna. Ho sempre voluto giocare a calcio. Quando tornavo a casa non vedevo l'ora di andarmi ad allenare. Quando a 14 anni mi chiamò un dirigente del Verona, io dissi ai miei genitori che non volevo andare a giocare con le femmine. Furono loro a dirmi che il treno passava solo una volta. As quoted in CRISTIANA GIRELLI: “IL CALCIO È SEMPRE STATO LA MIA VITA” (March 14, 2020) ["Your first memory of your mother?"] I'm six years old, I finish catechism class, I go downstairs and find her in front of the door of the oratory. She never came to pick me up; my house was only 50 meters away. "Damn, I think I did something wrong," I say to myself. She looks at me and claps her hands: "Come on, hurry up, let's go get my sports bag. Your game is coming up soon." It was my first official outing with the Nuvolera men's team. [«Il primo ricordo di sua madre?»] Ho sei anni, finisco la lezione di catechismo, scendo le scale e me la trovo davanti alla porta dell'oratorio. Non veniva mai a prendermi, casa distava appena 50 metri. "Cavolo, mi sa che ho fatto qualcosa di sbagliato", mi dico. Lei mi guarda e batte le mani: "Su su veloce, andiamo a prendere il borsone. Fra poco hai la partita". Era la mia prima uscita ufficiale con la formazione maschile del Nuvolera. As quoted in Cristiana Girelli: «La forza dell'Italia? La voglia di rivincita. Smetterò sul più bello, il calcio femminile svolterà definitivamente» (July 18, 2025) External links Cristiana Girelli Category:Soccer players from Italy Category:Women from Italy Category:Women in sports Category:1990 births Category:Women born in the 1990s Category:Living people