10 facts you didn’t know about Philippe Coutinho

#10 Christian Coutinho

Coutinho is a teetotaller and religious

All footballers draw inspiration from somewhere; an obsession with fitness, former footballing idols or, in Coutinho’s case, religion. Despite having gone back on his desire to not have tattoos, the midfielder still claims that he’s “not a nightclub goer” and he is also a teetotaller and a devout Christian.

Coutinho claimed at the time of signing for the Reds, “I don’t drink alcohol... I pursue happiness through other avenues. Shall we talk about how great it is to have God inside us?” Whether you yourself are religious or not, it’s refreshing to see a footballer so contented with live’s simple pleasures; Jurgen Klopp certainly won’t have to be worried about any concerning off-field antics from the Brazilian.