O jogo da vida: estratégias e táticas da mobilidade migratória de futebolistas africanos para Portugal
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https://doi.org/10.29181/2594-6463-2024-v8-n1-p15-28Palavras-chave:
Mobilidades, Migrações, Migração de Trabalho Desportivo, Futebolistas Africanos, Futebol PortuguêsResumo
O jogo da vida: estratégias e táticas da mobilidade migratória de futebolistas africanos para Portugal
Resumo
Este texto, numa abordagem relacional, trata do tema das mobilidades migratórias no futebol, debruçando-se sobre a migração de jovens futebolistas africanos, em particular, jogadores da Guiné-Bissau para Portugal. Centra-se essencialmente nos jogadores sem visibilidade mediática, vulneráveis a estratégias e lógicas que os transcendem. Com base numa investigação qualitativa, realizada no âmbito de um projeto europeu sobre a integração de jogadores africanos na Europa, esta comunicação levanta a questão das redes de poder que se estabelecem no país de origem e no país de acolhimento, as estruturas de recrutamento destes jogadores, as motivações para migrar, e as formas de lidar com os projetos falhados devido à impossibilidade de ter sucesso no mundo altamente competitivo do futebol.
Palavras-chave: Mobilidades. Migrações. Migração de Trabalho Desportivo. Futebolistas Africanos. Futebol Português.
The game of life: strategies and tactics in the migration of African footballers to Portugal
Abstract
This text takes a relational approach to the subject of migratory mobility in football, focusing on the migration of young African footballers, particularly players from Guinea-Bissau to Portugal. It essentially focuses on players without media visibility, who are vulnerable to strategies and logics that transcend them. Based on qualitative research carried out as part of a European project on the integration of African players in Europe, this communication raises the question of the power networks that are established in the country of origin and in the host country, the recruitment structures of these players, the motivations for migrating, and the ways of dealing with failed projects due to the impossibility of succeeding in the highly competitive world of football.
Keywords: Mobilities. Migrations. Sports Labour Migration. African Footballers. Portuguese Football.
El juego de la vida: estrategias y tácticas en la movilidad migratoria de futbolistas africanos a Portugal
Resumen
Este texto adopta un enfoque relacional del tema de la movilidad migratoria en el fútbol, centrándose en la migración de jóvenes futbolistas africanos, en particular de jugadores de Guinea-Bissau a Portugal. Se centra esencialmente en jugadores sin visibilidad mediática, vulnerables a estrategias y lógicas que los trascienden. A partir de una investigación cualitativa realizada en el marco de un proyecto europeo sobre la integración de los jugadores africanos en Europa, este trabajo plantea la cuestión de las redes de poder que se establecen en el país de origen y en el país de acogida, las estructuras de reclutamiento de estos jugadores, las motivaciones para emigrar y las formas de afrontar los proyectos fracasados debido a la imposibilidad de triunfar en el mundo altamente competitivo del fútbol.
Palabras clave: Movilidades. Migraciones. Migración Laboral Deportiva. Futbolistas Africanos. Fútbol Portugués.
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