David Alaba's parents and sister
Every fan of the football club Bayern Munich knows and appreciates the talented midfielder David Alaba. Actually, this gifted football player has a really interesting backstory. Do you want to read the exciting story of David Alaba and find out if he has Nigerian roots? Learn everything about David Alaba parents and their origin.
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This man is known by the name “the complete footballer” because he really has all that it takes to be a football superstar. He was born in Vienna, Austria. However, aside for his Austrian heritage, he has got a lot of other roots, which we will discuss later. He is an extremely versatile player, who has had a multitude of different roles on the field. He now plays for the club Bayern Munich, as well as the Austrian national football team.
Obviously, the fans of David Alaba are dying to know about his childhood and his biggest influence on becoming a footballer. Who are the parents of David Alab? Here is your chance to find out David Alaba parents nationality and much more interesting information about them.
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Parents of David Alaba
The young David Olatukunbo Alaba, which is his full name, was born in the multinational family. David Alaba father, George Alaba, is from Nigeria. He has quite an exciting story. George Alaba came to Austria from Nigeria and became a talented and prominent musician, while also doing a lot of other things, like being a serving soldier in the Austrian army.
David Alaba's father
Father of David Alaba was born as a crown prince of the Ogun State, Nigeria – his father was a king. Since his family never lacked anything, the parents of George sent him to study abroad. For their son’s education, the Nigerian royalty couple chose the Austrian city of Vienna.
In 1984, George went overseas to study Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, which was his primary interest at the time.
Later, George understood that Economics is not the right discipline for him. So, he made a decision to drop out of his studies and dive into the musical career. At first, he worked as a DJ at the popular local African club, in front of the audience from various countries and cities. Soon, he started working on his first CD release. When it came out, it became a huge hit in the country, and George Alaba became a nationally famous artist. His great fame helped him become permanent Austrian citizenship in the middle of the 1990’s.
George Alaba decided to pay his loyalty to the country that accepted him so warmly by going to serve at the Armed Forces of Austria. He became the first dark-skinned soldier in the army, which made the news all over Austria and generated a lot of media attention around this man.
After his career in the army, George went back to music, and with great pleasure, he started recording his new tunes. In 1997, he met a fellow singer Petra Suk and with her, he recorded the hit “Indian Song”, which became a national breakthrough and ended up to be the second-ranked song in the Austrian charts.
George Alaba and Petra Suk worked together for seven years. Unfortunately, their close work relationship was over because they had a dispute about naming their band. Seeing how all the other creative differences stand in the way of their collaboration, George Alaba decided to quit working with Petra Suk and returned back to the roots – to his first profession as a DJ. He became a DJ at the local bar “Gogobar Beverly Hills”, which was situated in the city centre of Vienna.
As for George religion, he is a Christian, his entire family are members of Seventh-Day Adventist Church. During rare family gatherings, going to the church is one of the most important things on their list.
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David Alaba's mother and sister
In 1988, George Alaba met his wife Gina. She was also an immigrant, like him. She originated from the Philippines but went to Austria to make her dream of becoming a nurse come true. George and Gina instantly hit it off, and later, they got married. Together, they had two wonderful children – the boy David Alaba, and his younger sister Rose May Alaba.
Rose May has made quite a successful career in music, and also tried acting. She also managed to lose 30 kg of weight, which became an inspiration for young Austrians. Her father, George, is very proud that she followed his steps and became a musician. Obviously, he is also proud of David for being one of the best players in modern football.
David and his sister Rose May have always been very close, and to this day they remain best friends. Their father, George, constantly wanted them to achieve great success, ever since they were very young. So, he encouraged them to start working on their careers when they still were children.
Support of the parents in the football career
As for the older child, David, he did not have the musical talent like his father, but instead, he had a great vision in football. When he was only six years old, his parents registered him at the youth football club “SV Aspern”, which was located in Donaustadt, the Vienna district where the Alaba family lived. His football talent was quickly recognized both by his coaches and parents, and George arranged to transfer his son to the more popular club – “FC Austria Vienna”, where David joined when he was only ten years old in 2002.
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Through hard work, dedication, and support from his family, David Alaba very quickly moved forward in his youth club career. He was a footballer who was able to play in any position, and at the very young age, he attracted the attention of scouts from famous German club Bayern Munich, who were on Austria tour during the time. David Alaba was very quickly brought to the Bayern Munich academy with full approval from his parents, and in Germany, his career blossomed.
At the age of 17, David Alaba debuted for the Austrian national team, which is still a record that he holds as the youngest player to debut for Austria.
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George Alaba encouraging his son before the important game. Photo: sport1.de
Now you know that David Alaba, the famous player from Bayern Munich, has Nigerian roots. The story of his parents is truly inspiring, and it shows that no matter in which country you live, you can still achieve amazing success if you have talent and discipline to work hard.
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