New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Young striker Louis Thomas Buffon, son of legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, has declared for the Czech national team. His father had represented Italy on 176 different occasions.
After his debut for the Czech national team in February, he now faces a prestigious tournament in Portugal, where the team led by coach Vaclav Jílek will face England, the home team, and France.
Louis Thomas Buffon joined the Czech national under-18 team for the first time in February, and his nomination has attracted considerable interest.
“I was very happy to come to the meeting. I was also curious about the different football culture. I got on very well with my teammates and I was really happy.
“I spoke with my family and together we decided that it would be better for my football career and my development as a player to play for the Czech Republic. My mother was of course very happy. But my father was also excited because it was my first nomination for the national team,” he said.
After making a huge career changing decision, Louis’ goals are clear – to fight for a stable place in the team and contribute to the success in the European Under-19 Championship qualifiers. “But right now I’m just focusing on the next match. I hope I’ll get a chance to play in the European Championship qualifiers in the fall,” he added
As a player for the Czech national team, he may face Italy in the future. And he reflected on what would a possible match against Italy mean to him
“I was born and raised in Italy, but I think that in order to be a 100% professional and do my job as well as possible, every match has to be important for me, whether against Italy or any other national team.”
The Czech U18 national team completed two training sessions in Prague and on Tuesday afternoon headed to Porto, where they will participate in a heavily-filled preparatory tournament in the following days.
–IANS
aaa/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
