CAPE TOWN – Former Liverpool winger and Chilean international Mark Gonzalez has suffered a heart attack at the age of 36, the former player’s wife announced on Instagram.
According to his wife Maura Rivera, Gonzalez is recovering after the frightening health scare. Gonzalez was born, and grew up in Durban, and his father Raul Gonzalez played for Durban Bush Bucks in the 1980s.
“The love of my life, my soul mate, what a shock you have given me,” Rivera wrote on Instagram.
“The past few nights have been terrible. Days filled with uncertainty, it's been really frightening.
“I am writing this as you are still here with us and a little better - and because in many ways, the fact that you are still here with us, makes us cherish every moment we have together, family and above all, life itself.
“It's amazing how everything can change from one moment to the next.
“Life can surprise us and test us, instill fear, but with faith, strength and hope, we can come out of all of the bad moments. I want you to be with me forever, Mark.”
Gonzalez played 56 times for Chile, and was part of their team that reached the second round at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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