Evelina Cabrera

 Evelina cabrera

Evelina Cabrera was born in 1986 in the city of San Fernando. As a teenager she left home. She lived on the street and hit rock bottom. At 16 she decided to leave hes home. Thus she began a journey that led her to live on the streets, where she worked as a car attendant and learned, she says, "not to judge others."

A turbulent love relationship put her on the verge of suicide, she took a cocktail of pills to end her life, but fate told her that it was not her time and she was saved.

One afternoon, by chance, he discovered soccer, She began his career as an amateur footballer at the age of 21 at club Atetici Plantense

Due to a health problem, in 2012 she had to stop playing soccer but decided to continue to be linked to sports activity from another role: soccer coach.

He led the Argentine team in the Homeless World Cup, an annual soccer tournament with teams of homeless people from different countries, organized by Mexico City in October 2012.

In 2013, Cabrera, founded the Argentine Women's Soccer Association together with fellow Argentine players and coaches.

In 2014, the technical duo decided to present a women's soccer project at the Florida Defenders Club of Vicente López, Cabrera also began his new stage in Tigre in charge of the area of ​​planning special activities in one of the sports centers of the most vulnerable neighborhoods in the area.

Evelina Cabrera ends the year receiving a degree in soccer technique at the Argentine Soccer Technicians Association (ATFA) and an ontological.

In 2015 she continued with her work at the Defensores de Florida club and the Argentine Soccer Women's Association began to gain more visibility.

In 2016, Evelina Cabrera again with her technical duo partner, led the first division of the women's futsal team of the Villa La Ñata club. She launched her women's soccer school EVCA with the support of the Boca Social Foundation. She directed the first female team presented by the Sanitary Works Union, achieving in its debut that the team was champion in the national tournament. She put together the first blind women's soccer team in Buenos Aires. And she was named one of the coaches of Las Luciérnagas, the National Blind Women's Soccer Team.

In March 2017, The Economist magazine chose Evelina Cabrera for her work and development in women's football, giving her place in the congress that was held in Argentina with the name "Argentina Summit 2017" and choosing her as "ChangeMaker" for her social work and sports. She was also the first woman in Argentina to sign with the Nike brand in the soccer field, thus opening the way for other soccer players.

He participated in the film "Don't cry for me, England", a film made by Néstor Montalbano, where different actors and characters from Argentine football participated.

Provided training to women deprived of their liberty within Prison 47 in San Martin. He began the role of manager for the Atlas club in the women's futsal team. Evelina Cabrera was in charge of closing the W20 (G20) summit in Argentina being the youngest speaker at the summit.

She is still in charge of the Argentine Soccer Women's Association, within the association's projects she trains women deprived of their liberty in prison 47 of the San Martin party. She coordinates the female futsal team of the Club Atlético Atlas and begins the development of the gender area in the Boca Juniors club.

She was chosen by BBC News as one of the 100 most influential and inspiring women in the world.

In 2021 he launches his book "juana La Futbolista"

Acknowledgments

Recognition for being one of the two people who brought women's football to the Nueva Chicago club for the first time (2012) 1617

Chosen as one of the "16 Argentine Women who inspire" by the Glaxo company, "Hinds". (2014) 18

Selected as a social and sports reference, for her work carried out by the Argentine Soccer Women's Association by Clarín (2014)

Distinguished with a plaque as Promoter of Inclusion and Gender Equality by the Municipality of Loberia; Buenos Aires. (2015)

Chosen as one of the Young Influencers of Argentina for her social and sports work with women's soccer by The Economist Magazine. (2017)

"Sports commitment" award for their social and sports work with women's football awarded by the Boca Juniors club through its Boca Social Foundation (2017)

Evita Award for social work and gender equality - Jujuy (2017)

Distinguished for her work with soccer and the female gender by the Rossi Center, Aca Salud and the Racket club (2017) 19.

Distinguished as outstanding athlete of the year by the Deliberative Council of the province of Salta (2017) 20

Chosen as one of the women who are part of the photo exhibition "100 women who change the world" by the French embassy and Studio Harcourt. (2018) 21

María Elena Walsh Award for her career granted by the honorable Chamber of Deputies of the province of Buenos Aires (2018) 22

Fundación Educando awarded him the benchmark award for his career (2018) 23

Chosen as one of the 40 "Argentine women" by Loreal and Studio Harcourt (2018) 24

Distinguished by the Educando foundation for its sports and social career (2018)

Declared outstanding sports personality by the autonomous city of Buenos Aires (2019)

Chosen by the BBC London as one of the 100 most influential women in the world (2020).

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