Before the start of the interview, he already shows an uncovered smile, a usual companion of his positive and positivist attitude towards life. 12 hours ago, in Lezama, against Athletic B, one of his goals meant shortening the deadlines for the already closest to Cacereño Femenino. . And that’s it Nora de Torres Hernández (Málaga, August 6, 2002) is so natural. “If she is called up with the first team, happy; If she goes with the affiliate, happy; If she plays for a few minutes, she is happy; If she doesn’t play at all, it’s the same,” says her coach, Ernesto Sánchez, who predicts “a great future in all aspects.”
Nora has scored the first goal with the Extremadura team of the First Women’s Federation. It’s normal for her to be happy, but Nora is more. More. This Andalusian striker, despite her youth, has already played for several teams of the national category, such as Pozoalbense Córdoba or Real Unión Tenerife Canario. And she arrived to train with CPC’s affiliate, the Second Federation, but her work has meant that she is now a regular in the first team, although she alternates with the second team, coached by Bárbara Santibáñez.
Chasing a ball in Cacereño Femenino-Alhama. / Carlos Gil
In both teams, it is emphasized, she wholeheartedly does the work of integration with those who come from abroad, especially with foreigners, speaking with them in English. “I like to treat people the same way I would like them to treat me.” expressed enthusiastically by his intonation. “I empathize and try to make them feel good; “It costs nothing to be nice.” His interlocutors also contribute. “If they treated me badly, I wouldn’t be with them either. It is mutual”.
Always with the ball
This girl has always felt like a soccer player with two younger brothers, Miguel (age 8) and Dani (13) who also aim for the same sport. “From the moment I came out of my mother’s womb until I was able to touch a ball…” says the small forward, a real nuisance for defenses due to his mobility and verticality. “Until the age of 15, I always played with boys,” she says, emphasizing that she never felt strange or was treated badly by anyone.
Celebrating a goal with his brothers. / ASSIGNED
He started at the Olímpica Victoriana, to whose training sessions his grandmother took him “because my parents were working”, and later he played basketball and paddle tennis, but football called him back to the club La Cala del Moral, in Rincón de la Victoria. until who was signed by Málaga.
“I like to play football, above all. Years ago I didn’t have many minutes, but I learned that whatever opportunity I was given, whether it was five or ten minutes, I had to make the most of it. I always tell the non-playing B girls that if they go out for ten minutes and do well, maybe the coach will think about it and say, ‘I’ll give them 20’. The next one might be 45. And if you keep going well, you might think you might be a beginner and maybe repeat… and so on,” he explains graphically. “If you play for five minutes and get angry, you’re really punishing yourself and the team,” he says.
She studies Psychology remotely and has already completed her first course to become a trainer who knows when. “The more things you have, the more tools you have, the more doors you’ll have open, of course,” says this girl who is undeniably very mature for her age, who focuses on her everyday life. in training and studies and living. in an apartment with Ale and Victoria, who also play on the reserve team. “I like to study, yes”, emphasizes this methodical and extroverted athlete. “The mind must be educated. And if we know people who can help you train, even better. We come here just passing through. The more things you know, the less ignorant you are. “It’s a circle,” he reflects.
Nora, this Monday in Cáceres. / Carlos Gil
Nora still doesn’t know what she will do in the future, but for now she wants to enjoy the ball as much as possible, first as a player. “Until today I didn’t take it into account, but it’s clear that I really enjoy working in training, because my personality can help the players understand what I tell them about the future. “Maybe I’ll think of something else.”
First class dreams
She, like everyone else, dreams of being a top-level player. “It’s like preparing for a 10 on an exam and ending up with an 8, but if you prepare for a 5 you might fail. I hope to have the opportunity to play in the elite because what you want is to be with the best. “I would love it,” he says, remembering the excitement he felt in Lezama the day before with his partner, the goalkeeper Tatiana, just to enjoy those facilities. “It’s brutal wow…; “I thought I’d see if at some point I could have it, or even part of it, to enjoy.”
For now he has earned the trust of Ernesto Sánchez. “Maybe I’ve improved and the coach is noticing something that he didn’t see in me at the beginning and now he’s giving me the opportunity.” However, he knows he must continue training. “If I can get better now, everything will be fine.”
In writing this newspaper. / Carlos Gil
For now she takes care of herself like the professional she claims to be so that the 90th minute sprint can get past her defender. “It seems trivial, but the little details are key,” he says.
“I want to consolidate myself and help the team as best as I can,” he says of Cacereño Femenino. It’s not enough for him to score the goal of the season, for now. “I train with the first team and I also play with B. I have good relations with everyone”, emphasizes this player who does not know how long she will be there. “Today I would like to stay, but many factors must be met to continue. And it doesn’t just depend on me”, he adds with that offensive naturalness that he shows so much, like the one who gave him, with a delicate touch, the goal in Bilbao.
