The path to glory is difficult and thorny, and even more so whenit concerns the glory of the football idol. You need to have the strength of will and a strong character to make your way to the top of the football Olympus. It is these qualities that characterize the Portuguese midfielder João Moutinho. Thanks to his perseverance and diligence, he was able to reach heights, of which many continue to dream.
In the Portuguese city of Portimão on September 8, 1986year was born a new star of national and world football - João Moutinho. Age of the player today is 30 years (this year he celebrates a round date). Since childhood, enthusiastic football, like many Portuguese boys, he was up to 13 years old playing for a local football team. In 1994, João was enrolled in the academy of the local club "Portimonense" as a promising child. Thanks to diligence and a desire to learn, for his first 5 years at the academy, João Moutinho became the best student and quite deservedly moved to the Sporting Academy in 1999.
The next 6 years, the future star of Portuguese football actively trained together with other youth teams, thereby winning the right to transition to professional football.
The first club with whom he signed his contractyoung João Moutinho, was brought up his "Sporting". This happened in the summer of 2005 and was the beginning of the professional career of the football player. In the debut season of 2005/2006, João several times went on the field in the first team and got a chance to firmly take his place in the team. He was very convincing in his game, and the coach of "Sporting" more and more often released a young player in the basis.
Professional growth in Lisbon "Sporting" continued for Joao Moutinho until 2010. The result - 21 goals scored and 163 matches in the first team.
Football Club "Port" for a long time with a closeattentively followed the progress of the young midfielder and in the summer of 2010 a five-year contract was signed with the football player, according to which João Moutinho joined the ranks of Porto for a long time.
"Sporting" received 11 million euros for its former player and a wonderful pupil. The money the team spent on Joao's training returned with a huge profit.
Coming to the famous club, João Moutinho immediatelyStarted training before the start of a new game season. Andrea Villas Boas, who at that time was the head coach of Porto, looked at the new acquisition and decided on further plans for the young player.
In the first season, he played 50 games for the team.In the championship of Portugal could not score, but João scored two goals in the national cup. In the same season, he became the champion of the Europa League as part of his new team.
The season of 2013 was remembered by the fans with a spectacular goal, which João sent to the net of the goal of "Malaga" in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League.
The wedding with Ana Sophia Gomez took place in 2008, and already in 2009 Lara, the eldest daughter of João Moutinho, was born. Photo of a young happy family the fans could see in the "Instagram."
Although the contract with Porto was signed before 2015year, in 2013 took place João and his friend at the club Rodriguez in Monaco, where the player remains and until this time. The amount Porto received for the players was 70 million euros.
В сборную Португалии Жоау Моутинью начали invite since August 2005. In the debut match for the national team football player entered the field against Egypt - he was then only 18 years old. Only three years later the first goal for the national team was scored against the Georgian national team.
Триумфом футбольной карьеры для Жоау стал 2016 year when the Portuguese national team won the European Championship. The unconvincing play of the Portuguese national team throughout the final stage of the tournament, forced many skeptics to doubt their success. A number of draws, a victory in extra time or the results of a penalty - is this game the best European team should show?
Убедительная победа в полуфинале над сборной Wales was the first step towards a champion title. In the final, the nerves were strained to the limit, because they had to play against the hosts of the tournament - the French team. The support of many thousands of French fans, their confidence in their team did not prevent the Portuguese from performing a small miracle.
Playing without his injured captain,extra time the only ball into the goal of France was scored by Eder. João Moutinho and his teammates forever recorded their names in the history of European football as the best team of the Old World in 2016.
