Carlos Secretário on depression: “Mourinho was like a father to me” | OneFootball

Carlos Secretário, former Portuguese international and ex-FC Porto player, confided to Revista Sábado that he experienced a depression that began in 2003 and lasted for many years. It should be noted that the former footballer also suffered a stroke in 2022.

“In the year we won the UEFA Cup [with FC Porto, in 2003], I developed a very strong depression that lasted more than 20 years. Many things start going through your mind. For me, it was the issue of money. I had plenty of money, but I was worried about it. I cried, cried, cried,” he initially revealed in an interview with Revista Sábado.

“At the end of the season when we won the UEFA Cup, my contract ended. And I, with the depression, asked Pinto da Costa to stay one more year, and FC Porto allowed it. Thanks largely to [José] Mourinho and the president. Mourinho was more than a father to me then. It was a very low contract, just so I could be with the team,” he continued.

Carlos Secretário represented FC Porto for ten seasons and also had stints with Penafiel, Famalicão, SC Braga, Real Madrid, and Maia.

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