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Ryan-Zico Black (born 4 August 1981) is a Guernsey footballer who plays as a midfielder for Guernsey FC in the Isthmian League.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Ryan-Zico Black )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Ryan-Zico Black )〕 He is named after Zico, a Brazilian footballer admired by Black's father. Brazilian broadcaster Globo interviewed Black and presented him with a video message from his famous namesake as well as a signed shirt. In 2012 Black was invited to participate in Zico's annual charity match in Brazil, but had to pull out through injury. However, in 2013 Ryan-Zico was again invited and this time played in midfield and then defence in a match in front of 70,000 fans at Brazil's famous Maracana stadium. Although his team lost 7-3, Black scored a goal and afterwards said of the experience "it has to be the highlight of my career". He released an autobiography in 2008. ==Early life and career== Ryan-Zico's father Dessie Black is an Irish Celtic supporter from Belfast. Dessie played football for the Star of the Sea youth club in north Belfast, where he was teammates with Bobby Sands as well as players who went on to join Loyalist murder gangs. After moving to England, Dessie played for Fareham and Eastleigh while Black's mother Sue was training to be a nurse in Southampton.〔 The couple returned to Sue's native Guernsey when she had finished her studies and was pregnant with Ryan-Zico. When Black was born on 4 August 1981, his father wanted to name him Zico in homage to the star Brazilian footballer. Black's mother insisted on Ryan, in case the child disliked football, and a compromise was reached with Ryan-Zico.〔 A sister, Dionne-Maire, was born in 1984〔 and the family lived in homes with the football-inspired names Rio de Janeiro and San Siro Milan. Black was brought up as a Roman Catholic and attended Notre Dame du Rosaire Primary School and St Peter Port Secondary School. Black inherited his father's obsession for football and was attached to Southampton between the ages of 11 and 14, travelling over from Guernsey in the school holidays.〔 In Southampton Black stayed in "digs" with the family of one of the club's scouts. When the scout fell into dispute with Southampton and moved to Bournemouth, Black followed him and signed schoolboy forms with the Dorset club. Bournemouth refused permission for Black to trial with Premier League Leeds United, but at the end of the season did not offer a Youth Training Scheme (YTS) contract. He had already begun playing senior football for Vale Recreation and had broken his arm in a Priaulx League match three weeks before his last training stint at Bournemouth. Also suffering from an ear infection, Black was below par in two under 18 matches before being given the bad news by youth coach Sean O'Driscoll. Returning to play at Vale Recreation, Black found himself "back at square one".〔 He was still determined to get a YTS contract and embarked on a series of trials with clubs in southern England. He damaged ankle ligaments one day into a six week stay with Plymouth Argyle〔 then spent two days with Reading. After twice being invited to Exeter City to play in trial games, Black was frustrated to receive a letter stating the club would only take on local players. At the end of that season, with Black about to turn 17, his hopes of a professional career were receding. His childhood friend Scott Bradford lived in Lancashire after he had won a YTS contract with Preston North End. Calculating that his own chances would be improved if he was based in England, Black moved in with his friend's parents. Bradford had been released due to injury but was allowed to do his preseason training with Preston, and the club allowed Black to join him. After leaving Preston, the duo played in two preseason friendlies for North West Counties League minnows Squires Gate.〔 Bradford was then offered a trial with Morecambe, of the Football Conference. While watching his friend Black heard about Morecambe starting a new academy. After a successful two week trial he was offered a place on the two year course which combined full-time training under Morecambe's manager Jim Harvey with study at Lancaster and Morecambe College. During the first season Black left his lodgings abruptly after a controversial bedroom flooding incident. In season 1999–00, Black represented the Lancashire County Football Association at under 19 level, while attending Lancaster and Morecambe College.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 County Players 1990-2008 )〕 The College were also runners-up in the English Schools' Football Association under 18 Colleges' Trophy,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ESFA under 18 Colleges' Trophy for boys )〕 losing 2–1 to Cirencester College in the final at The Hawthorns. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ryan-Zico Black」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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