Off-pitch trauma almost destroyed me: Roberto Carlos

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MADRID (AFP) — Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos, who is leaving Real Madrid after 11 years with the Spanish giants, says he was almost "destroyed" by trauma in his personal life over the past two years.

"I have had many personal problems these last two years. My agent betrayed me, I separated from my wife. That almost destroyed me, I was alone," the 34-year-old told sports daily AS on Friday.

"The football pitch was my relief. It is where I forgot everything. The problem was when the match was over, that was when I felt alone."

Carlos said this difficult period is behind him since his daughter Roberta -- one of his seven children -- has come to live with him in Madrid.

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