In mid-July, La Roja emerged as the winner of the Eurocupthe fourth European tournament in the history of the Spanish national team, which has since become the country with the most continental titles. This afternoon, the under-23 team has achieved another important challenge: the gold medal at the Olympic Games. A truly key figure in the final against France was Fermin Lopez, author of two goals in the match, to tie and advance those of Santi Denia, who They finally won by five goals to three.. We discovered Who is the new star of the national team, which was also a champion of the European Championship?.
The day had started with problems for Spain in some sports where there was a chance of winning a medal. For example, in the match for the Olympic women’s bronze medal, pitted the national footballers against Germany, and that was lost This afternoon, the Germans won by a single goal, scored from a penalty. Hours later, the national football team had a new opportunity with a match against the hosts for the men’s gold. With the victory confirmed, it is the third medal in total for Spanish football at the Games. after the golds of 1920 and 1992 and the silver of 2020.
Fermín López, the 21-year-old Andalusian who has been a double champion with Spain
The twenty-one-year-old Andalusian player He was, without a doubt, the star of the match, as had happened in other matches of this championship in Paris. He first equalised in the eighteenth minute of the match and, shortly after, in the twenty-fifth minute, he scored the second. Just a few moments after taking the lead, Spain scored again, this time thanks to Alex Baena after a fault. And so a curious circumstance arises: the only two players of the Roja in the absolute category, which They have also played in the Gameshave also scored goals today, being decisive. López and Baena They won the European Championship in July and have now taken home Olympic goldjust a few weeks apart.
This is the family and personal life of the Spanish national football team players (Photomontage with images from Europa Press)
Native of the Huelva municipality of El Campillo, where he was born on May 11, 2003the player had become one of the great promises of national football in recent years, a condition that has been confirmed with his performance in the current Olympic tournament. Trained in the team of his hometown, he played in the lower categories of Recreativo de Huelva and in the 2016-2017 season, At just thirteen years old, he arrived at La Masía as part of the Barcelona children’s team. After a season on loan at Deportivo Linares, of the 1st RFEF, made his debut with the Blaugrana first team in the summer of 2023.
Fermin Lopez’s family, his greatest support to become a footballer
Although he has kept a low profile despite the enormous media expectation surrounding him, there are several details that have been learned about the midfielder’s personal side during this time, such as: His love for the Play Station and his grandmother’s lentils. Another one of them, the important effort that his family has made so that López could fulfil his dream of becoming a top-level footballer from the moment he started playing football outside his house in the aforementioned town, with two thousand inhabitants, in the Huelva Mining Basin.
His parents, Fermín and Lola, traveled up to four times a week. to Seville for Fermin’s training sessions, between homework and few hours of sleep. They sacrificed a lot in those years to ensure that their son could focus on his goal. At twelve, the offer from Barça arrived and they faced an important decision. Although it was hard, they were clear about it, since “the train only passes once” as they acknowledged in an interview for the newspaper Huelva Información.
Fermin Lopez, celebrating after scoring with BarcelonaCordon Press
What does Fermín López study? The training he has not abandoned
The life of the Huelva native has taken an important turn in recent years, with a temporary return to Andalusia during the aforementioned season with Linares. But Fermín has remained very focused on his priorities. This is what happens with his studies: despite his extraordinary sporting performance and the corresponding level of demand, continue with your academic training. The footballer lives alone in the vicinity of the Ciutat Esportiva del Barça, and Study a Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences at the Ramon Llull University, which he only interrupted during his break in Linares.
Berta Gallardo, the influencer and model with whom he has been linked
Despite having his social networks open and the aforementioned interest of the press in him, López usually keeps a low profile. However, in recent months details have emerged regarding his private life and, specifically, about his loving side. In several of the national team’s matches he has been seen alongside Berta Gallardo, model and influencer from Sevillewhich is discussed in the sports press as his girlfriend. Although neither of them has confirmed anything, Yes, they were seen kissing at the Euro Cupand from the descriptions of their respective Instagram accounts they seem to give each other mutual winks.
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