Full name: Gina Pacheco
Born: Sarnia, Ontario, February 28, 1990
Position: attacking midfielder
nickname: “G.” My soccer coach started calling me
that and the rest of the girls picked it up
Favourite club: Manchester United
Best advice given: don’t let anybody ever change you,
unless they are trying to change you for the better. And
play for the love of the game – not for anybody else
most embarrassing moment: we were in the
championship game for a big tournament. it had come
down to shoot-outs and if i got it in we would of won
the game. Of course, i missed and i ran off crying and
wouldn’t talk to anyone for a day
Biggest influence: my Dad (Tony Pacheco)
Perfect day: do well on a test, come home and brag
about it and then have dinner with my family and then
go hang out with friends
if not soccer i would be playing: cross-country runner
Describe yourself in five words: short, passionate,
Portuguese, hard worker, vERy lovable
Favourite player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Food/meal/restaurant: Thai food, stir fry, Fish Market
in five years look for me…: i’l have my undergraduate
in exercise science and i will either be doing post-
graduate work or my masters. i will be coaching and
passing on the love of the game
song/artist: Breath with no air – Jordan Sparks and
Chris Brown
Video game: Rock band
TV show: Friends! The Hills!
Flicks: A walk to remember, The illusionist
Pet peeves: negativity
if i were a superhero i’d be: Superman because he
is the most well-known superhero and can fly to
everybody’s rescue.
if you could date anyone: Cristinano Ronaldo
superstitions: To be honest, i don’t have any
strengths as a player: Ability to see the field and
create plays
Weaknesses as a player: defence and heading
Best moment: when we won the Super y League
in 2006
Who’s going to win euro 2008: Portugal
Who to cheer for at africa 2010: Portugal, or if they
don’t make it, Brazil
one thing that nobody knows about me is…: i am the
worst morning person you’ll ever meet.
soccer tip: perfect your technique in practice through
quality repetitions. i use to lay out five to 10 cones and
do the same move over and over and over again until
it become second nature to me. This will help you in
a game because when the move is needed, you won’t
even have to think about it. Practice makes perfect.
PHOTO BY HARGREAVES PHOTOGRAPHY
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Ottawa
www.Kickabout.ca
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