New president of Uniffut lived in “own car” discrimination for being a woman in football

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New president of Uniffut lived in “own car” discrimination for being a woman in football

In 2015, at a field in Abangares, Guanacaste, Jenny Gonzalez, a woman who has loved soccer since childhood, began her career as a coach. She was given the opportunity to direct a U-15 male team. However, on her first day of work, she received a harsh blow to her dreams. "I remember seeing a father make his son pick up things and take them off the field just because a woman was going to train him. I also received many comments, typical of a woman…