Bayer 04 Leverkusen opens the first football academy in Brazil!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen opens the first football academy in Brazil!

In an exciting phrase for international football, Bayer 04 Leverkusen opened his first football academy in Brazil today. The new academy, which is located in the pulsating São Paulo, a city with 11.5 million inhabitants, is led by the club legend and ex-professional Paulo Sergio. Further Bayer 04 legends such as Zé Roberto and Zé Elias and the current player Arthur also took part in the ceremonial opening. The academy is aimed primarily at children and adolescents aged 5 to 15 and aims to beat a cultural bridge between Brazil and Germany, as Paulo Sergio emphasizes, which emphasizes the importance of such projects for the exchange between the countries. KStA reports on the festive opening and the vision that is behind this initiative.

The academy is designed in the striking black and red colors of Bayer 04 and adorns itself with life-size figures of former players who not only remind you of the tradition, but also of the future of the association. Luiz Felipe, the son of Paulo Sergio and as a technical coordinator, emphasizes that 10% of the places for children from socially disadvantaged families are reserved. This underlines the social character of the project, which aims to provide the children of high -quality training and the necessary equipment such as soccer shoes and jerseys. Iacone, the CFO of Bayer Consumer Health Latam, underlines the social background of the project, which is intended to strengthen the community and offer opportunities. Bayer04 reports on the implementation of the project planned for two years.

a strong team on site

The attractive combination of sports and health is also supported by Priscila Mendes, the President of Clube Bayer, and Zé Roberto. Mendes, who led the preparations on site, is pleased about the positive response from the children that are already participating and emphasizes that the goal is to integrate even more people from the community. Zé Roberto, who acts as a model for the young talent, speaks of the importance of such social projects and emphasizes his support.

The relationship between Brazil and Germany is to be further deepened by the academy. The basic idea is to create an environment that promotes the human and sporting development of the children. Already in the initial phase there were weekly training sessions for the children of Bayer employees who aim to extend the number of training sessions to several days of the week. All coaches visited Leverkusen and exchanged ideas, which intensifies the connection between the two countries. DFB-Akademie provides additional information on development in football that is also part of this global networking.