Luc Lloris (the father)
Luc Lloris: From Cedac Cimiez to Doha, do you still have the same passion for football?
Hugo Loris: Yes, always. The environment and the context change, but I played them at school and at Parc Chambrun at the World Cup. I’ve always had this desire to win. But when I was at Cedac, I really didn’t imagine I’d be in Doha at the dawn of a fourth World Cup (laughs)…
Luc Lloris: no agent, no influencer, no social network: how to get out of it…?
Hugo Loris: I stay connected to reality, to simplicity. I protect myself from all this, I protect mine. I don’t waste my time and energy on this. I keep myself updated on the news but I’m really “perched” with respect to social networks. I absolutely don’t miss it and so I feel better. Maybe one day it will come but I don’t feel the need to. As for not having an agent, again, that’s a personal choice.
Luc Lloris: Léandro (your son), football, tennis or rock and roll?
Hugo Lloris: (Laughs) that he’s happy, that’s all that matters to me. We will always be there to accompany him and share his passions. He is 3 years old, he knows how to kick a ball and a ball with a racket. He’s not left handed like me. He also likes the guitar, he will choose …
Luc Lloris: was born in London. When are you coming back to his house in Nice?
Hugo Loris: We’ll see… We are very attached to Nice, we try to make it the same for our children.
Luc Lloris: where will your grandmother be for the final, if there is a final…?
Hugo Loris: It’s obvious. If there is a final, there will be. She’s seen a few in my career (she smiles).
Luc Lloris: who called you “El Gato (the Cat, ed)“?
Hugo Loris: Gerard Buscher. When I play the London derbies, I always think back to those played with the Palaestra against Cannes and Monaco. He was a leader, a fighter. He taught me many things and supported me, with Alain (Wathelet), when I wanted to continue a normal school (at the Thierry Maulnier high school, ed).
