Spain will face Germany this Sunday (8:00 p.m., Teledeporte) in the final of the U17 European Championship, category in which ours are looking for their fifth continental crown. The group led by Kenio Gonzalo has Marina Rivas as compass and thermometera player who covers a lot of field and many records.
Marina Rivas began playing soccer at the age of five in La Jerezana, a neighborhood team to which her father, José Manuel, had belonged.. “I like football a lot, but she likes it more. When I was little I had to jump over the fence of a patio so that, at 4:00 p.m. and in the middle of summer, we would start playing, she shooting and me trying to stop her ball shots “, counts the parent gracefully. She always played with boys, in La Jerezana, Pueblo Nuevo and Xerez CF, which meant that her mother, Almudena, ended up not going to see her play. “We heard certain comments with which you had to bite your tongue, but Marina has always been above those things,” she highlights.
Two seasons ago she arrived at Betis, her first all-female club, with which she has made her debut in the First Division despite being a subsidiary player. “She is a complete footballer. She has a long accurate ball movement, not only for precision but also for the moment of executing it, she is capable of playing with a few touches in the creative zone, she has an incredible hit, and on a technical level she is a very good player. talented”, defines it Miguel Roda, coach of Betis B. In Reto Iberdrola he has played as a third central defender, as a defensive pivot or with more freedom in a double pivot. “He is a sponge when it comes to receiving instructions. He is aware of his quality, but he has his feet on the ground and his head very well furnished. He is humble and knows that football is a long-distance career, but he is not afraid of that.” to go step by step with a firm stride,” says Miguel.
Following in the footsteps of Patri Guijarro
As a child she paid a lot of attention to Andrs Iniesta, but since she focused on women’s, she has admiration for Alexia Putellas and Patri Guijarro, with whom he coincides in certain aspects of the game. “She is a player with a very high technical level, but when she is in shape she is capable of covering a lot of the field. She is versatile, versatile and capable of adapting to the needs of the team”, warns Roda. “She is a team player, she flees from individualities, she understands that this sport is better if you think about the group,” adds her father. Marina ends her contract with Betis on June 30 and her good work in the European Championship has caused powerful clubs in our country to ask about her present taking for granted that a huge future awaits her.
A 1st year Baccalaureate student, she has in mind to do the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (INEF), she is a calm and familiar girl. Have two tattoos: one in which three triangles can be seen, which he made together with his mother and sister (Cecilia, five years older); and a Hawaiian word ‘mau loa` (forever) with a wave and a sun, which he did with his best friend (Mara Roldn). Perhaps winning a U17 European Championship would be a good reason to go for a third…
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