Milena Gimón (born 17 June 1980) is a Venezuelan sports journalist and former footballer, who played for UCAS Spirit and the

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Career

Football

Milena Gimón was born on 17 June 1980. Her father pushed her to be involved in

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as a child, but she preferred

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. She attended Los Campitos in

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, and studied Social Communication at

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. It was at University that she properly became involved in football, changing classes so that she could join the women's team there. This team became UCAB Spirit when the

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organised the semi-professional Liga Amateur de Fútbol Femenino. She was one of the players that was provided with a salary by the team. Gimón made her international debut for the

on 9 April 2003 in the 2–0 defeat by

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. She only made one further appearance for the national team, two days later in the 9–0 defeat by

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Journalism

Following her retirement from football, she became involved in television journalism. She has commentated and presented for

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Sports in Latin America since 2006, despite having no prior television experience. She has covered several

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s, and the

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, which she said was like her "graduation".

References

1980 births Living people Venezuelan women journalists Women sports journalists Venezuelan women's footballers 21st-century Venezuelan sportswomen Women's association football players not categorized by position Venezuela women's international footballers {{Venezuela-women-footy-bio-stub