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

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

The former Colombian midfielder left FC Porto for Inter in 2011, a moment when the difficulties began, and in 2015 he moved to China. "I started drinking at Inter because of the separation from my wife, and when I moved to China, my situation worsened. I was losing my family, my children were far away, and I felt responsible for that situation," he began by saying 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 committing 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 close people, but no one answered. In the end, I asked for help from my agent and my psychologist," he recounted, seeking to help more people 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 for 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 people," he revealed.

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