Irene González
Irene González may refer to: * Irene González (footballer) (1909–1928), Spanish footballer * Irene González (water polo) (born 1996), Spanish water polo player {{hndis, Gonzalez, Irene ...
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Irene González (footballer)
Irene González Basanta (26 March 1909 – 8 April 1928) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Irene Fútbol Club, which she founded. She is credited as the first woman in Spain to play football professionally, and among the first anywhere. Early life González was born near Campo de la Leña near the Monte Alto neighborhood of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, and raised in the Orillamar neighborhood. As a child, she would join football matches played by boys in the streets or the fields of A Estrada. Her father was a police officer who did not approve of her youthful inclination toward football, and by some accounts would drag her screaming away from a match. By 1924, her parents, brother, and nephew had died, orphaning her to the care of her older sister, Delfina, and her brother-in-law, Delfina's husband. Club career Local men's clubs At the age of 15, González played as a centre-forward for local men's club Barcelona FC, unaffiliated with the Ca ...
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