Lucas Leiva is a whole family of the state, but was born in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul All because 50 years ago his grandfather, Artemio Pezzini, decided to leave his New South Wales in search of work options and land cheaper in the Midwest of the country.
Pezzini The grandfather eventually bought a farm in Bela Vista, a neighboring resort Golden, and all her grandchildren spent their childhood. That's when Lucas woke up in the dream of having a farm - then the farmer would not be a player.
Only football and u n t r o c m u i d n to its v i d a. A s the first four paragraphs a, d and x i o u D o u r to the s to d pa r a n t a t e r a s o rte in Sao Paulo, and a year later was stop at the basic divisions of the Guild. There stood out about moving to Liverpool in England, but not before South American champion, as captain, the Brazilian national team U-20.
Career conveyed and successful, could then run behind Luke's childhood dream: he bought a farm in Bela Vista do the same grandfather Pezzini - Fazenda Figueira. It is there in his favorite corner which Luke and his family spend their vacations, as you just do before traveling with the national team to Argentina.
But the Treasury Figueira is not only a place of recreation. Lucas turned it into a thriving business, run by his brother, William the vet, with management of cattle and cattle elite, Brahman, whose second auction will be held on July 16th, Bele in Vista, during Expobel .
William is the brother who takes care of the daily toil of the farm.
- I can only have the farm as a business because I have my brother and a confidence man who is in charge of its administration.
Taking care of business he is now the goal of Luke when he hangs up his boots. Even at age 24, and with a long and promising career in football ahead of him, Luke was already worried about the future when you leave the pitch. Will specialize in Business Administration.
- I believe in working in the area of management, and can be in football, which is opening up a broader labor market.
Lucas knows that football is one-way mission to be managed corporately, similar to what already happens in European clubs and has also in some Brazilian clubs.
- Football is becoming more professional, this is a reality to which the Brazilian clubs will also have to adapt. Since I am the way, I was raised in football, it may be that, yes, my path in the future.