He was a champion, captain of Liverpool, now he has a sad ending

Often the quality of life of a footballer after his retirement is not the best, and it has nothing to do with the economic issue, but with their own usefulness in society. Some football stars are still involved in football and others hide from the spotlight and cameras that come with being a top sportsman.

José Enrique was a Red's superstar from the 2011 season until 2016, where he won the English League Cup with The Pool in 2012, since then his career has gone through a series of ups and downs off the pitch, as the Spaniard was diagnosed with a chordoma, a rare type of cancer that occurs in areas of the head, and after lengthy procedures he managed to overcome it.

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The defender began his career with Levanté Juvenil in 2004 where he was promoted to the first team after demonstrating his quality and technique, and was spotted by Valencia CF the following year. Enrique went on to play for RC Celta and Villarreal CF, the latter club giving him the opportunity to move to the Premier League where after four seasons with Newcastle, the full-back was transferred to Anfield to play for Liverpool for around ten million euros.

José Enrique who played a total of four seasons with The Pool, in which he made a total of 99 official appearances. After his time as a player he became a coach and armchair analyst via Twitter. In his spare time Enrique plays video games online. "Fornite time. I'm shit at it but if anyone wants to join me to play some games together joseenriquee3 is my username," he recently said on his official account.

<strong>The new José Enrique</strong>

"The first year after I retired I started eating everything I never could as a player. All of a sudden, I didn't look the way I wanted to. I struggled with all the problems like motivation and then I also had my brain tumour. I've been through the worst with mental health. I went to a psychiatrist, I still go to my psychologist. I never believed in them before I had mental health problems. I go and release all my problems, and I go out and it's all good," said the Spaniard.