Aitana Bonmati defied stereotypes and scepticism to become a force of nature in football
Around Catalonia, those incredulous words were heard every time Aitana Bonmati took to the pitch. In the early 2000s - an era when football pitches were often not seen as a place for girls - she defied stereotypes and scepticism from the beginning. Oscar Gamez was her first coach, guiding her as a seven-year-old girl in a CD Ribes boys' team. He vividly recalls the post-match scenes, when parents from opposing teams would approach him in disbelief.
"She was like a tsunami," Gamez told BBC Sport. "On the pitch, she was a force of nature. It was a sensation to see her play. "She had an extra thing that the boys didn't have - this effervescence, this character of always wanting and wanting and wanting to go… that was the main difference." Bonmati was not just the only girl on her team; she was the only girl playing for CD Ribes as a whol
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