I was looking forward to a night off to take my pills and rest, Iniesta reveals his major depression problems

Footballers are being overloaded these days, just like Hollywood stars. It is no longer just about the joy of sport, but about the huge sums of money that go into football. This has all been the case for Andrés Iniesta, who has also been depressed.

For many, Iniesta’s life could seem like a fairy tale. A regular guy who has won the World Cup, the Euros twice, the Champions League four times and La Liga nine times. He had everything all young footballers want, but he quickly realised that money and fame don’t bring happiness. His story has now been uncovered again by Marca.

“I didn’t suddenly enjoy life, and certainly not the energy you need to live. You start to feel bad, they do tests and say you’re fine, but you feel that something is just wrong,” Iniesta said of his problems.

“Everything looked black at that moment. I was looking forward to the night to take my pills and rest. That was the moment I was happiest,” he recalled of his moments of happiness.

But the Spanish footballer, who now plays in Japan for Vissel Kobe, began to feel these feelings around the time he was at his peak. That is, around 2009, when his close friend Dani Jarque died.

It’s certainly great that Iniesta has been able to speak publicly about his problems, which have caused him to seek the help of professionals to help him overcome his difficult mental states.

He is certainly not the only one suffering from these problems. Those who therefore start to have similar problems can see that it is nothing unusual and nothing to be ashamed of. On the contrary, in these fast-paced times, when every little thing is immediately visible to the whole world, it is necessary to realize that one needs to slow down a little.

But explain this to footballers who have a game twice a week, and they train, and on top of that they have a wife and kids, friends, parents and other people they would love to spend time with, but not enough for everyone.

Iniesta’s future

But Iniesta hasn’t played since August 6 and logically everyone in Europe started to wonder if the now 38-year-old Spaniard was going to come back.

Iniesta spoke on the subject in an interview with Gazzetta: ” I will continue at Vissel Kobe for one more year and then we will see. But I would like to return to Barcelona. It’s my home, but I still don’t know in what role, whether as coach, sporting director or something.”

Watching Iniesta’s further development will certainly be very interesting. After all, he is a wonderful footballer who is very popular with the fans. So it would certainly not be out of place if he embarks on a coaching career as he certainly has something to pass on.

Source: Marca, Gazzetta, Fabrizio Romano