I just want to make sure it happens for him. Having it be such a surprise, we just weren’t set up or ready. He’s been playing since he was 4, and this is what he’s wanted his whole youth, this is what he’s been aspiring to. “There’s pride, amazement, sorrow and then a little bit of anxiety, wanting to make sure it happens for him. “I am just overwhelmed with mixed emotions,” Corinne Linza said. Alex has sold a few of his baseball and Pokemon cards and is planning to get a summer job, and the family is even selling a car to help pay for the trip. The cost for the program is 27,000 euros, about $30,000, said Alex’s parents, Corinne and Mark Linza. He has never left the country, but that’s about to change. You might as well live in the present.”Īlex’s current present is an upcoming six-month training program overseas. I just go for fun and whatever happens, happens. I feel like when you think about it more, you do less. “I just go for fun, and play until I can’t do it anymore. “When they called me, I couldn’t believe it,” said Alex, 16, who lives in Los Alamitos. Only 24 players from across the country were chosen. He was offered a spot on the prestigious FC Cologne International Talent Squad this fall in Germany.
The Ocean View High sophomore defender has always wanted to do that, ever since he first started out on the pitch at 4 years old.īut the Bundesliga ID showcase led to an opportunity that Alex could never imagine. Alex Linza went to a soccer showcase at El Camino College in March with few expectations, other than the expectation to improve.
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