The last born of a family of four children, Olivier Giroud was not a wanted child.
While he will play his last match with AC Milan on Saturday against Salernitana before returning to the Blues and then heading to Los Angeles, Olivier Giroud is the subject of an event documentary, Sunday evening, on Canal+ . Giroud retraces the career of the world champion, from his first complicated steps in Grenoble to the consecration in the French team, between a world champion title in 2018 and the status of top scorer in the history of the Blues.
The film also looks back on his childhood and his relationships with his family, in particular with Romain, his older brother, who was rejected from the professional world after having rubbed shoulders with Thierry Henry and David Trezeguet in the youth selections. “Behind, Romain was hard on me, very demanding, he wanted me to make the most of my potential, which he perhaps hadn’t done himself”confided the former Gunner on this subject in comments reported by Le Journal du Dimanche.
Olivier Giroud’s beautiful tribute to his mother
The two brothers agreed for the purposes of the documentary to discuss these complicated moments. But the most striking confessions are obviously those of his mother, Viviane. The latter revealed that Olivier Giroud had not been a wanted child. Worse, “my whole being refused this child”she confided.
“This is the scene that moved me the most, he whispered about it. My mother had to accept me, to fight against herself when I was not expected. I am not a psychotherapist but there is perhaps a link to be established with my background. » This resilience has never left him and has even been a compass throughout his career.
