Sports Spotlight - Windermere Observer: Rodrigo Cunha

Windermere Prep junior forward Rodrigo Cunha has already scored 10 goals this season for the Lakers (6-4-2), coming after he took a year away from the team, and has helped lead the Lakers to a successful season thus far.

What is it like to come back to the team after a year away and have success?

I played for the team here every other year, except last year. It’s really good to play here and really good to be back because our coach and our team is just really cool. Because of the boarding houses we have here, we have really cool kids we get to meet from foreign countries. … I missed it a lot last year.

Which win are you most proud of?

Definitely (against The) Master’s Academy. We were down 1-0 going into the half. We scored, they pulled it back to 2-1. We scored again and then we topped it off in the last five minutes with another goal and it was really nice.

What is the best advice coach Jonathan Griffiths has given the team?

I think the best one is just being together, working together and just having fun.

Do you have a favorite soccer player who inspires you?

My favorite soccer player is Willian from Chelsea (F.C.). He’s a right forward and he’s a really, really talented soccer player. He’s so fast and whenever something is left for him in the box, everybody expects him to finish.

What’s your favorite class?

My favorite course is, I’d say, I like economics — I do the I.B. economics course here. I really like it — it’s a really, really fun course. It’s interesting to learn and I’m doing well in it.

What’s the most interesting thing you have learned about in that class?

Just how big the market is — how there’s an explanation to why prices go down or prices go up; why people are consuming or why people aren’t. It’s just really interesting to me.