5 Players Who Have Dated Daughters of Football Managers
Football players and coaches usually meet at different clubs thus making it possible for coaches’ families to get close to the players. This closeness has led to some players be lucky and get into romantic relationship with the daughters of their coaches.
In this article, Mideyah Digital looks at some of the players who went ahead to be involved in the romantic relationship with managers daughters. However, some of the relationships did not last for long while others have led to serious relationship together.
1. Sergio Aguero
The former Manchester City and Argentina legendary striker Sergio Aguero makes the list of stars who dated football managers daughters. In 2008, when Aguero played for La Liga side Atletico Madrid was connected by the legendary midfielder Diego Maradona and then Argentina coach to his daughter, Gianinna. It was love at the first sight as their relationship did not take long, before the birth of their son, Benjamin.
However, their relationship didn’t last long as they dramatically parted ways 4 years later in 2012, with Aguero being blamed for their breaking up.
2. Ferran Torres
It is rumoured that the former Manchester City and Barcelona winger Ferran Torres is dating the daughter of former Spain manager and current PSG coach Luis Enrique. Ferran was selected by Enrique into Spain’s national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.
The relationship between Ferran Torres and Enrique’s daughter Sira Martinez is believed to have started in the late 2021 and seems to have grown even stronger. Torres recently confirmed to have something with Enrique’s daughter when he congratulated her on his Instagram page after her victory at the CSN2* Polo Real Club de Polo de Barcelona.
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3. Dele Alli
The controversial relationship between the former Tottenham hotspur forward Dele Alli and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s elder daughter Maria Guardiola who had been in London at the time as a student. The two were spotted together several times with one-time pictured kissing at Cloud 9 Rooftop, a trendy bar in London. However, their relationship did not take long as the couple is rumoured to have broken after Alli’s form on the pitch went down.
4. Donny van de Beek
Manchester United and Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek has been in a serious relationship with Estelle Bergkamp, the daughter to former Arsenal and Netherlands legend Dennis Bergkamp.
They first met when Van de Beek was playing for Ajax in 2019 and immediately connected, leading to Estelle moving to England after Van de Beek was signed by Manchester United in September 2020 from Ajax. They welcomed their first child daughter together named Lomee in 2022.
5. Ronaldinho
It was reported that the legendary Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho, was romantically in a tight relationship with Lindsay Rijkaard, the daughter of former Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard, during his time with the La Liga giants. This relationship is believed to have been going on while Ronaldinho was playing under Rijkaard’s management, extended from 2003 to 2008.
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