Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has revealed he suffered from depression ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The diminutive playmaker scored the extra-time winner in Spain s 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final four years ago, but he says that goal was the culmination of a difficult period for him.
I had a bit of depression, but everyone goes through this kind of thing at least once in their life, don t they? he told So Foot.
I had various personal problems that were accumulating. I also had physical problems. I felt fragile.
This is life, there are good times and bad times. We cross moments of weakness, personal situations that accumulate.
You have an injury, you have a hard time recovering your level, you lose confidence, you feel weak, you do not do things the way you want, you doubt (yourself).
I was not satisfied. All this leads you to a path that is difficult to overcome.
After one year, the months were totally dark, I finally experienced the climax, the best time of my life in South Africa.
