Irineu Cruz and wife Jucicleide Silva have been
trying for a little girl for almost 20 years and
they’ve only managed to add more boys to the
family. The couple have a brood ranging from
one month to 18-years-old – but the couple
say they won’t stop trying until a girl arrives.
During Jucicleide Silva’s first pregnancy, the
couple agreed that the dad would name the
boys and Mum, the girls. But the couple has
since christened all 13 boys after famous
footballers, all beginning with the letter R.
The family, who live in Concei ao de Coit ,
Brazil, hoped their thirteenth child would be a
game-changer but instead the midwife
announced it was yet another boy.
Irineu who is a 40 year old farmer said: “I’ve
always admired players like Rivaldo, Roberto
Carlos, Ronaldinho and Robinho, all the best
footballers seemed to have a name beginning
with R, so as more and more boys came
along, I decided to celebrate South American
football by naming my sons after the players I
liked.”
