Former Vélez president Raúl Gámez hospitalised after heart attack | OneFootball

Vélez mobilized upon hearing the news of the hospitalization of Raúl Gámez, the former president, who suffered a heart attack on Monday night and was admitted to Durand Hospital.

According to reports, the medical team managed to stabilize the former leader of the "Fortín," to whom they also reportedly placed four stents after the incident.

The news was shared by Federico Balestrini, secretary of the Liniers team, on his social media, sharing a statement from Círculo El Fortín: «Raúl is going through a delicate health moment, but he is stable and recovering. We greatly appreciate all the greetings and positive energy being sent his way».

Additionally, the current secretary of the Liniers team also posted a photo on his Instagram account with the caption «Stay strong Raúl. Gámez = Vélez«, to send his support to both the family and Gámez himself.

It is worth mentioning that Pistola is a key figure in the history and recent successes of the team led by Guillermo Barros Schelotto. He was elected president in three terms: from 1996 to 1999, from 2002 to 2005, and from 2014 to 2017.

The time “Pistola” considered taking his own life due to Vélez's financial problems

During his last term, which lasted from 2014 until mid-2017 (he had other presidencies between 1996/99 and 2002/05), he suffered from depression due to Vélez's sporting and financial problems and confessed that he considered taking his own life.

In an open-hearted interview with Pasión Fortinera, Gámez revealed that the sale of Hernán Toledo to Fiorentina in Italy for 7,500,000 euros (USD 8,800,500) in July 2016 prevented a tragic outcome: “I would sit on the second floor because I couldn't resolve the financial issues.

One of the biggest solutions was the sale of Toledo; without that sale, I might have shot myself. But I’m not saying it and wouldn’t have done it... maybe I would have because the only thing I couldn't fail at was the moral and financial part and resolving those issues that secure Vélez's future”

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