Jardel: “At Ancona, I saluted the wrong end. Destroyed by alcohol and cocaine”
Jardel says his omission from Brazil’s 2002 World Cup squad triggered depression, drinking and cocaine use that nearly killed him.
- Former Brazilian striker Jardel recently opened up to Gazzetta dello Sport about the professional and personal decline that derailed his career, discussing his battles with weight, addiction, and depression.
- His downward spiral began with his omission from Brazil's 2002 World Cup squad, a decision Jardel claimed he never received explanation for despite being one of the world's five best strikers.
- During that difficult period, Jardel turned to alcohol and cocaine in summer 2003, admitting he overdosed and nearly died before hitting rock bottom during his 2004 spell at Ancona.
- Recovery came through months of psychiatric help and his marriage to Sandra, who helped Jardel understand the meaning of life; he stated today he is finally happy.
- Before his decline, Jardel scored 168 goals in 175 games over four years at Porto and won two Golden Shoe awards at Sporting Lisbon, establishing his legacy as a generational talent.
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Mario Jardel, former star attacker of the FC Porto and double European Golden Soul, has had a career marked by successes in the club but also by a deep disappointment in the selection. Not accepted for the Coupe du...
The Brazilian who made history in Europe with Porto spoke about the huge change in his life when he was not called up to the 2002 World Cup
The LEGENDARY Brazilian talked about the most difficult moments of his life.
Rome, Nov 12 (EFE).- Former Brazilian footballer Mario Jardel has confessed that staying out of Brazil’s 2002 World Cup call marked the beginning of his self-destruction, to the point of falling into depression and ending up consuming alcohol and cocaine. “From that moment on, my life is over,” he acknowledged in [...] The Jardel entry: “Not going to the World Cup 2002 destroyed me: I fell into alcohol and cocaine” was first published in HolaNew…
One of the top scorers in European football, shocking with his confession about his addiction to alcohol and cocaine, which almost cost him his life. One of the most charismatic scorers in European football in the late 90s and early 00s. A striker who had turned scoring into an art, winning the Golden Shoe twice and forcing Europe's top teams to deal with his case. Read more here Read more at iefimerida.gr One of the top scorers in European fo…
In an interview published on Thursday by the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, Mario Jardel reported how the absence in the 2002 World Cup competition marked the beginning of a period of depression and chemical dependence. At 53 years old, the former Brazilian striker told him that he went on to consume alcohol and cocaine after staying off the list of Luiz Felipe Scolari. He also revealed that he suffered an overdose and almost died. J…
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