ABOUT CRISTIAN VIERI!

Family Backgrounds

Christian Vieri was born in Bologna on 12 July 1973. His father was a former Torino player, His nickname "Bobo" wich is named after his father "Bob"

Bobo's mother's name is Natalie. She comes from France. Bobo often calls her "Natalina".
His younger brother is Massimiliano, "Max". Who played for Juventus before.
Veronica is Bobo's younger sister,

Childhood

When Bobo  was three, the Vieri family moved to Sydney, (Australia), where Bob played for the Marconi team which is made up of Italian immigrants. When Bob's career as a player was over, he signed on as the team's coach.
With his father's influence, Bobo developed an interest in soccer. However, he didn't play with a team until he was around 12 years old. In the meantime, he was also interested in track,swimming and cricket. His idol was Allan Border.

In the summer of 1988, Bobo returned to Italy on holiday to visit his grandfather, Enzo. Bobo's skills were impressed by Enzo that he spoke to the president of the Santa Lucia team with which he lended a hand.
When the holiday was over, Bobo didn't want to leave. He made it clear that he wanted to stay and play football with Santa Lucia. Bobo stayed in Italy until December, his father came and brought him back to Australia.
But of course, Bobo hadn't gave up his football career. At last, Bobo sucessfully persuaded his parents to go back to Italy.

"When I was 14, I moved back to Italy. I was staying at my grandfather's house. I used to cry every day. I used to call home. I wanted to go back home. So my dad took me back home and I thought I was going to stay in Australia forever." Bobo said.

However..."After two weeks, I felt the need for Italy again. I used to say to myself: If you want to be a footballer, you cannot stay here. My mum did not agree at the beginning. Then it went as it went. I am lucky to have such parents."
                            

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