Father Quote by Andreas Pereira

My dad was a midfielder, like I am, and he was good, too. When I saw him playing as I got older, I could…

— Miralem Pjanic

My father had played for the national team for 15 years.

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

When I was a kid I wanted to play in the First Division and I wanted to play for England. I achieved both those…

— Matt Le Tissier

To be honest, I started playing for Belgium in the youth team stages. As a kid, Belgium was all I knew. We played football…

— Divock Origi

My Mother is Swedish and my Father is Scottish, he played for Charlton in the 1960's and was in the Army, he captained the…

— Richard Gough

I started playing at six. I was at a school always playing football with my friends. But I was always bored at home. I…

— Romelu Lukaku

I was a very average player and became a trainer in Germany with a special club.

— Jurgen Klopp

I started with Paul Le Guen. He told me to double up in positions if he was missing a left back or a midfielder.…

— Karim Benzema

At RB Leipzig at first I was 18 years old. I was the youngest player in the squad and so at first it wasn't…

— Joshua Kimmich

My father signed me up for football training when I was only four and my grandfather also used to take me.

— Fred

As a young player, I played up front, on the wing, in midfield, and when I started in the reserves at Standard Liege, I…

— Marouane Fellaini

I moved into midfield because I ruptured my Achilles tendon and couldn't run anymore - it's not what I wanted to do, it's what…

— John Barnes