Legendary former Real Madrid and Brazil national team player Roberto Carlos, who left home at the beginning of the year, underwent surgery after serious health problems were discovered while on vacation in his homeland, As reports.
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Initially, doctors diagnosed the 52-year-old world champion with a blood clot in his leg. Further tests, including an MRI, revealed complications related to the heart. Therefore, doctors decided to immediately hospitalize him and perform a catheter insertion operation.
However, the surgery, instead of the planned 40 minutes, lasted about three hours due to complications, but the procedure was successful. Currently, Roberto Carlos' condition is stable, there is no threat to his life. “I'm fine,” the Real Madrid ambassador said in a comment to As.
Recall that as part of the Brazilian national team, Roberto Carlos became the world champion in 2002 and the vice-champion in 1998. During his professional career, he played for the Italian Inter, the Spanish Real Madrid, the Turkish Fenerbahce, the Russian Anzhi and the Indian Delhi Dynamos, in which he was a player and coach. In total, the Brazilian won 24 trophies with clubs and the national team.
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For a long time, Roberto Carlos, who has nine children from six women, held the world record for the power of a shot and the speed of a ball at the national team level – 198 km/h. During the 2010 World Cup, the Brazilian's achievement was surpassed by Germany's Lukas Podolski (201 km/h).
Previously, “FACTS” reported that the Wimbledon champion underwent complex heart surgery.
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