Did You Know? 5 facts about FC Barcelona and ex-Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho

Phil loves Futsal

Philippe Coutinho Correia was born on June 12th, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. He is the youngest in a family of three sons, and his parents are Esmerelda Coutinho and José Carlos Correia, who works as an architect. He spent his childhood playing futsal on the concrete pitches of Rio with his two older brothers and joined a local academy, where he was spotted by local club; Regatas Vasco da Gama.