Juan Esnaíder recalls losing son on Christmas: “I’ll never forgive life” | OneFootball

Juan Esnaíder, former forward of FC Porto, once again recalled the tragedy that marked his life. The player stated that "you never recover from a situation like this."

"Life was only hard on me once. That is tough, the rest... are trivialities. It was the only time life was hard on me, I will never forgive. You never recover from a situation like this, and there's no problem in saying that. I think one of the good things I did with my wife is always talk about everything and not keep quiet, and if we have to cry... we cry," he added.

His son was following in his father's footsteps, joining the youth ranks of Getafe. At least trying: "He was terrible at playing football, very bad... but he played. He was a central defender, bad technically, I don't know what they saw in him, but they kept hiring him. He was a great guy. I miss him a lot," he recalled.

"My son died on December 25th, imagine. Every day is difficult, not just Christmas Day. For me, every day is difficult. It depends on how I wake up, my mood, the things I have to do... but all are very difficult," he concluded.

Esnaíder played six matches for FC Porto in 2002, in which he scored one goal and recorded an assist.

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