Gael Bigirimana
Encyclopedia
Gael Bigirimana is a Burundian
football
player. He is a midifielder who plays for Championship
club Coventry City
.
loss to Leicester City
, playing the full 90 minutes. The Burundi-born youngster graduated from the Sky Blues' youth set-up to sign his first professional deal for the club in the summer of 2011.
The central midfielder penned a deal that sees him at the Ricoh Arena until June 2013.
He also played a heavily involved role in the Sky Blues' first team pre-season preparations for the 2011/12 campaign.
Described as an all-rounder, Bigirimana had an unorthodox trial at the club and had it not been for a sharp-eyed coach, very nearly slipped through the net.
The following is a quote from Coventry City
Academy Manager Gregor Rioch
"Gael is originally from Burundi in Africa and his family moved over and knocked on the door as a 12-year old and asked for a trial," "He was told he would have to play for a local team and be seen but then as he ran up the road one of the scouts saw this athlete sprinting away and called him back, and thankfully he did because he is an extreme talent, he really is."
"He can play absolutely anywhere. He's a footballer but we look at him as an Essien-type of footballer in central midfield, sat in front of the back four who can pick the ball up and play."
Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He is a midifielder who plays for Championship
Football League Championship
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club Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
.
Club
Bigirimana made his professional debut on 8 August 2011 in a 1–0 ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
loss to Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, playing the full 90 minutes. The Burundi-born youngster graduated from the Sky Blues' youth set-up to sign his first professional deal for the club in the summer of 2011.
The central midfielder penned a deal that sees him at the Ricoh Arena until June 2013.
He also played a heavily involved role in the Sky Blues' first team pre-season preparations for the 2011/12 campaign.
Described as an all-rounder, Bigirimana had an unorthodox trial at the club and had it not been for a sharp-eyed coach, very nearly slipped through the net.
The following is a quote from Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
Academy Manager Gregor Rioch
Gregor Rioch
Gregor Rioch is an English former professional footballer. He is the son of former Scotland international Bruce Rioch.-Playing career:...
"Gael is originally from Burundi in Africa and his family moved over and knocked on the door as a 12-year old and asked for a trial," "He was told he would have to play for a local team and be seen but then as he ran up the road one of the scouts saw this athlete sprinting away and called him back, and thankfully he did because he is an extreme talent, he really is."
"He can play absolutely anywhere. He's a footballer but we look at him as an Essien-type of footballer in central midfield, sat in front of the back four who can pick the ball up and play."
External links
- Gael Bigirimana player profile at ccfc.co.uk