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GEORGIA RAWLINSON, AGE 16
FROM CHELTENHAM COLLEGE
AND FIREBRANDS HC. POSITION: Son, can i Borrow a tenner?
FORWARD/MID.
How do you feel about being a ‘Local
These fooTballing Teenagers show jusT
Hero’?
I’m really happy; it’s a great thing to be
how far away from hockey The life of a
asked to be a Local Hero!
professional fooTballer is…
Most Embarrassing moment on the
Hockey pitch? THEO WALCOTT line-up at Barcelona, but was sold to
When I managed to run into a goal post age: 19 tottenham for around £8.6m.
and knocked myself out – at least I Nationality: english
scored! Position: Midfielder ALEXANDRE PATO
Club: arsenal age: 19
What’s a typical week of hockey for arsenal won the race to snap him up Nationality: Brazilian
you? for a rumoured fee of £9.1m making Position: striker
I train four times a week with matches him the most expensive 16-year-old Club: aC Milan
on saturday and training or a match on in world football at the time. aC Milan paid £15m to sign him last
sunday. then I do fitness three times summer.
a week. MACAULEY CHRISANTUS
age: 18 BRENO
What skills are you trying to perfect at Nationality: Nigerian age: 18
the moment? Position: striker Nationality: Brazilian
an upright reverse hit. Club: Hamburg Position: Central defender
arsenal are rumoured to have made Club: Bayern Munich
Who impresses you in the current a £2m offer to sign him. Bayern striker giovane elber has
England/GB team? already described his new team-
Helen richardson is awesome. I saw GIOVANI DOS SANTOS mate as “an absolutely stunning
her playing at the europeans last age: 19 prospect”. the german giants
summer and she was incredible. Nationality: Mexican coughed up £8.5m for his services in
Position: attacking midfielder January.
For more information on Lloyds tsB Club: tottenham
Local Heroes visit www.lloydstsb.com/ Kept ronaldinho out of the starting
localheroes
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
During the 2008 Beijing olympic games teun de Nooijer (NeD)
the hockey athletes voted for their tibor Weissenborn (ger)
favourite player. From this list the timo Wess (ger)
International Hockey Federation (FIH)
have now selected a shortlist: Women’s Young Player of the Year
the nominees are: 2008 – born in 1985 or later
Crista Cullen (gBr)
Women’s Player of the Year 2008 ellen Hoog (NeD)
Naomi van as (NeD) Janne Muller-Wieland (ger)
Luciana aymar (arg) Maartje Paumen (NeD)
Minke Booij (NeD) Qingling song (CHN)
Baorong Fu (CHN) Men’s Young Player of the Year 2008
Natascha Keller (ger) – born in 1985 or later
Carla rebecchi (arg) Desmond abbott (aUs)
Fanny rinne (ger) simon Child (NZL)
Janneke schopman (NeD) Jeroen Hertzberger (NeD)
ashley Jackson (gBr)
Men’s Player of the Year 2008 eddie ockenden (aUs)
Pol amat (esP)
Jamie Dwyer (aUs) the winners will be announced in Los
Bevan george (aUs) angeles, Usa on Friday 28 November
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robert van der Horst (NeD) 2008. good luck to the gB/england
Barry Middleton (centre) has been
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Barry Middleton (gBr) players nominated.
nominated as men’s player of the year
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