Back to May 28, 2023. Then goalkeeper at Paris Saint-Germain, Sergio Rico was the victim of a serious horse riding accident that came very close to costing him his life. Transported to the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville, the Spaniard will not return to the field until October 2024, with the Qatari team Al-Gharafa, five months later.
Plunged into a coma for 28 days, the doorman delivers his testimony in the columns of Parisian. A traumatic experience for those close to him but not for him, since he was unaware of the seriousness of this situation. “I was in a coma, in a state of total numbness. So I never felt like I was going to die. It was afterwards, seeing the emotion that my accident aroused, that I became aware of its seriousness.
he testifies.
Sergio Rico: “I don’t feel any difference”
Now everything is better. At 32, the goalkeeper in 24 matches played with PSG was reassuring about his current state. “I’m in top form”admits Sergio Rico.
“ Since I received the green light from the doctors, I don't feel any difference compared to who I was before. I have regained all my abilities, both in terms of sport and in daily life. Thank God, it's all just an anecdote, a story to tell that ultimately has a happy ending. » Alone “one tablet of aspirin for children every day” is enough for the former Sevillian to “to thin the blood. » Very pleasant news, then.
