Brazilian football great Pele going through depression

Brazilian football great Pele going through depression

The 79-year-old former forward has also encountered complications related to hip replacement surgery and now needs a frame to walk.

FPJ BureauUpdated: Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 04:18 AM IST
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Bralilian legend Pele | Instagram

Brazil's three-time World Cup winner Pele is suffering from a "kind of depression" as poor health and mobility make him loath to leave his home, the football legend's son said. Pele has suffered a series of health problems in recent years, including a urinary tract infection that left him hospitalised for 13 days last April.

The 79-year-old former forward has also encountered complications related to hip replacement surgery and now needs a frame to walk."He is very sheepish, reclusive," his son Edinho said. "Imagine, he's the king, he was always such an imposing figure and today he can't walk properly. He's embarrassed, he doesn't want to go out, be seen, or do practically anything that involves leaving the house."

Edinho added that his father had not properly recovered from an operation in 2012 during which a part of the hip bone was removed and replaced with titanium prosthesis. Pele scored a world record tally of 1,281 goals in a 1,363-match professional career that spanned 21 years. He was capped 91 times for Brazil and scored 77 international goals.

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