PuraGrada was born from the idea of three first cousins, born and raised in a city near Barcelona.
Three cousins who started playing 7-a-side football, continued with 11-a-side football, and one of them ended up playing 7-a-side football and/or indoor football, while another has hung up his boots. One left-footed and two right-footed. A winger, a central midfielder and a full-back. All three have worked as coaches. Two of them in FC and one in Football Manager.
In short, three sick people of this sport.
And because of life's circumstances...
Family heritage or personal experiences, one is a Real Zaragoza fan and the other two are Real Betis Balompié fans, all three are members of their clubs, as it should be.
But, as is easy to understand, it has not been easy for them to go to their teams' home games, but they have done so on some occasions. Perhaps that is why they have always felt tremendously attracted by the idea of community, of the "chup chup" that is felt, of the passion, and the accentuation of any feeling in those stands that they feel are theirs when they have been able to be there.
It just came about like that, a three-way conversation, an idea that seemed good, a WhatsApp group between the three of us, and then we started moving forward. How nice it is to talk, search and create about football.
Who we are
Alex Balduz Square (1994)
A computer scientist by profession and obsessively meticulous. He still lives where he was born and
grew up and where he practiced and continues to play this sport, although lately, at a higher level
and the pace is enough to make you want to hang up your boots.
