Fredy Guarín opens up: “I tried to take my own life three times” | OneFootball

Retired since 2021 and living in Colombia, Fredy Guarín is trying to rebuild his life after a very difficult period, admitting that throughout his football career he struggled with alcohol and that he tried to take his own life several times.

The former Colombian midfielder left FC Porto for Inter in 2011, which is when the difficulties began, and in 2015 he moved to China. “I started drinking at Inter because of my separation from my wife, and when I moved to China, my situation got worse. I was losing my family, my children were far away, and I felt responsible for that situation,” he began, in an interview with Corriere della Sera.

“I assaulted my father, but I wasn’t myself, I was drunk. Whenever I can, I hug him and apologize; he forgave me a long time ago. I also thought about suicide and tried to take my life three times. God saved me. One day, I was alone at home and had been drinking, I started calling people close to me, but no one answered. In the end, I asked my agent and my psychologist for help,” he recounted, hoping to help more people who are in the situation he was in.

“They took me to a foundation and I stopped drinking, I followed a program thanks to which I also started training again. Six months after starting this journey, I met my children, whom I hadn’t seen in four years. I talked to them about my weaknesses and the problems with their mother. They didn’t forgive me immediately, but over time they understood me. Now I work at the foundation with my psychologist, I want to make my experience available to others,” he revealed.

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