After the world of football was dismayed by the difficult situation experienced by the former player of the Colombian National Team, Henry Viáfara, New images were recently revealed that would show the real state of the man who shone with the shirts of América de Cali and Pereira during the eighties.
The state of Henry Viafara
Henry Viáfara spent 10 years playing with Pereira and then went to América de Cali. In the ‘fuse’, Viáfara joined the Copa Libertadores runner-up teams in the eighties along with men like Ricardo Gareca and Willington Ortiz.
After his retirement, his life has not been the most fortunate. According to what he told ‘El País’ in Cali in 2014, he was experiencing a difficult situation in which he depended on the support that people gave him.
“For a few years I have been living with my mother in Villarrica, but everything fell apart when I separated from my wife. There were many disappointments and later, with bad luck, I fell into drug addiction. That was the final point. Later, when I retired from football, there came a time when I had too much time left over, I had nothing to do and I was already going to a farm, somewhere else, with friends, partying… From a person who was judicious to becoming lazy afterwards, anyone goes crazy. When I realized everything, I was already deep in vice, there was nothing to do“, he said at the time.
“I walk the streets up and down. Sometimes I collaborate with the Notary with some laps and he gives me food. I also dig around unloading the soda carts”added for the time.
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Although it has been known for a decade that Henry Viáfara has been fighting a complex problem of drug addiction, it was a video shared by the Valle del Cauca journalist Jaime Dinas that highlighted the issue. However, Viáfara’s family confirmed that the recording did not correspond to the former player who became captain of the national team in his time as an active player. This would also be shown by a couple of recent records.
In fact, in the video recently shared by citizen Jorge Hugo Rivas, a resident of Puerto Tejada (Cauca), Viáfara himself, who would be almost 70 years old, reappears and asks that the video in question no longer be published.
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The family’s request
Given the echo it had in the media, Henry Viáfara’s family issued a statement giving details of the former player’s situation and thanking the media for their concern.
“The family of Henry Viáfara thanks the media in Colombia and the world for the interest and concern generated by the current condition of the former star of soccer clubs such as América de Cali, Pereira and the Colombian National Team. We clarify that Henry Viáfara It is not the person who appears in a video broadcast on ‘TikTok’ (the one mentioned) and that has gone viral. We thank the national and international press for not continuing with the chain of misinformation that has arisen because it does not correspond to reality “reads the released statement.
“It is important to mention that Viáfara is in the department of Cauca and that his current condition is not that of a street dweller. Likewise, that his family has always ensured that he is in good condition and has guaranteed spaces for his rehabilitation, unfortunately, along this path, he has had relapses that cannot be denied“, explains the text.
Also, “his daughters Paula, Sandra and María del Mar, invite all those who wish to join and contribute to the rehabilitation process can contact Sandra Viáfara via email [email protected]”.
According to local media, councilor Roberto Ortíz, the director of the Colombian Football Federation Álvaro González Alzáte and the player Adrián Ramos are joining forces to help Viáfara.
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