10 facts you didn’t know about Philippe Coutinho
When Brazilian dynamo Philippe Coutinho burst onto the Liverpool scene back in 2013, little was known of the highly sought-after midfielder by the Anfield faithful. Four years later and, although the 24-year-old has proven himself as one of the division’s hottest talents, little more is really known about him.
It really is his no-nonsense, pragmatic approach to the game that renders Coutinho’s private life and humble beginnings an enigma to the average football fan.
Perhaps it’s time to look at the man behind the dizzy-dribbling and electric pace more closely. As testament to his shirt number for Liverpool, here are ten facts you didn’t know about Philippe Coutinho…
#1 He’s all about his family
Part of the reason Coutinho’s name isn’t plastered across the headlines for engaging in farcical off-field incidents is because his family tie him down.
Since early childhood, it was clear Coutinho had a talent for the game and over time he and his two older brothers developed the tradition of sitting down after games and assessing Coutinho’s performance – something they still do now.
When he was 20-years-old, the former-Inter Milan midfielder wed his wife Aine and they are still happily married now. When talking of her, he claimed, “we're from the same neighbourhood and so we just started seeing more and more of each other, going places together and it grew deeper and stronger.” Last year, the pair celebrated the birth of their first child together.
Umas das datas mais importantes pra mim, hoje o dia dela, meu primeiro e nico Amor. Te desejo toda felicidade do mundo, muito amor, muita paz e que DEUS encha sua vida de Bnos, que ele te ILUMINE em todos os seus caminhos. Parabens pelo seu dia, Parabns tambm pela mulher que voc e pela Super ME que se tornou. Amo vocs duas com todas as minhas foras. Obrigado por ter me dado meu maior sonho que a nossa princesinha. Agradeo a DEUS todos os dias pela vida de vocs. Feliz aniversrio meu amor sou eternamente apaixonado por voc.
He himself has also previously claimed, “my family is the foundation of everything in my life” and the fact he has tattoos of his parents, brothers and wife proves that once more.