Júlio Baptista is giving back to his new home in the City Beautiful.
Through the Orlando City Foundation’s Soccer for Success initiative, which is a free after-school program that uses soccer to teach children in under-served communities about health issues and promote healthy lifestyles, Baptista spoke to a group of elementary school students on Tuesday at Dover Shore Community Center about chasing their dreams and the importance of proper nutrition.
He used his own story as an example. Baptista grew up dreaming of playing professional soccer, and eventually earned his way to Sevilla, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Roma, Málaga and Cruzeiro before joining Orlando City.