The son of Peruvian diplomat and politician Harold Forsyth and ex-Miss Chile Veronica Sommer, Forsyth was born in Venezuela in 1982 while his father worked in Peru s embassy.
Later, the family would move to Canada and Germany due to Forsyth Sr. s ambassadorial duties, only permanently settling in Peru around the time of George s 10th birthday.
Nicknamed Ken for his supposed resemblance to Barbie s plastic paramour, Forsyth quickly rose through the ranks of Alianza Lima, based in the tough district of La Victoria on the north side of Peru s capital. That was a world apart from the sheltered, privileged existence he had enjoyed growing up.
Meet George Forsyth - the ex-Dortmund goalkeeper, businessman and playboy aiming to be Peru s next president
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Meet George Forsyth - the ex-Dortmund goalkeeper, businessman and playboy aiming to be Peru s next president
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