#36 Vero Boquete: Spanish Legend on Her Incredible Career, Shaping Spain’s Football & Pushing the Limits

About this episode

Dominika Čonč interviews Spanish football pioneer Verónica Boquete about her career and impact on women's football in Spain.

Join the host Dominika Čonč as she sits down with Spanish football pioneer Verónica Boquete, a Champions League winner and one of the players who helped shape the rise of women’s football in Spain.

People in this episode

Host: Dominika Čonč

Guest: Verónica Boquete

Topics covered

• women's football
• Spanish football
• career
• pioneers
• Champions League

Keywords

• Verónica Boquete
• women's football
• Spain
• Champions League
• football career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Champions League

Places: Spain

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