There was a special reason why Clarissa Larizzi chose BK Häcken.
Equal relations between the women’s team and the men’s team.
– On this front, BK Häcken is one step ahead of everyone else, says the Canadian.
On Monday, BK Häcken’s women’s and men’s players ran on Bravida. To cheers from the fans, they started the season together.
The fact that teams carry out their training sessions at the same time is not unique.
At the Gothia Park Academy, ladies and gentlemen often train side by side. They share the main building, dining room, and sometimes the gymnasium.
The club’s closeness and clear view of the circumstances of its teams is now a weapon in the search for new players. Not least on the part of the woman.
– I am very happy that we are applying this approach in Europe and that we can continue to strengthen it. I strongly believe that in the future we can’t get players here in terms of salary, we have to have something else. We have good facilities and we have gender equality, says women’s coach Robert Villahamn and confirms:
– We are involved in setting the standards for that.
“Very fast”
Clarissa Larissy recently played for the Scottish team Celtic. The Canadian national team player emphasized when we met after the first training session that it was a gender perspective that influenced her choice of club.
It has always been my opinion that men and women should be treated equally. Just knowing that Häcken values and prioritizes both teams means a lot to me. She says: I always wanted a fair chance:
– I think it’s absolutely fantastic and the way the club treats its players is one of the main reasons I came here, you say.
With the 23-year-old in the squad, Häcken is in serious pre-season threat.
– I am very direct and a player who falls behind in defence. Clarissa says I play to my strengths, and speed is one of them.
Robert Villahamn:
She is a very fast player with a sense of purpose and intelligence. She is good at timing her runs. She has played forward for Celtic and right forward on the Canadian national team and will compete as a right and nine if required. Perhaps speed is a quality we lack.
– We’ve had many good players, but none of them are so quick in depth. Our fastest was Jojo (Joanna Retting-Canried) but she was more than dodgy. Now we get another look in our game.