A fantastic interview in the Daily Telegraph from Caio Carrieri yesterday was packed full of interesting details about the early life of Estevao Willian.
The youngster has been a highly rated prodigy literally since the age of 3 – that’s a colossal amount of pressure, and the reason Estevao has been able to cope appears to be his strong family unit.
His first coach had some interesting lines about the winger’s personality and his family.
Estevao’s family unit a crucial part of his development
“He was a very polite, shy boy. Always listened carefully, always wanted to perfect every touch. His family was deeply united, and his parents were always there. You can see it in him today, he’s still grounded, still a family boy.”
That’s vitally important – we’ve all seen great talents go the wrong way because of bad influences off the pitch. It’s also noted in the piece the lengths his family have gone to to help his career, and the religious theme which is a strong one with the teenager:
“To help Estêvão pursue his dream, his family relocated with him to Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, around 230 miles from [Estevao’s hometown] Franca. Raised in a deeply religious household, he shares a particularly close bond with his father, an evangelical pastor, his mother, Hetiene, a homemaker, and his younger sister, Esther, to whom he is especially devoted.”
Let’s hope those positive influences continue, and we see Estevao fulfil his enormous potential.
In other news…
There’s loads more good stuff in the same interview about Estevao’s early years. There’s a story about how he had to be taken off midway through games to keep other parents happy.
Wesley Fofana has been given 300 hours of community service after filmed driving in a dangerous way earlier this year.
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