Cicinho: When I was playing for Real Madrid, I drank 10 bottles of beer a day and often went to practice drunk.

6686 Sports News on November 13 According to the British "Sun" report, Brazilian star Cicinho revealed that he "drank 10 bottles of beer a day" while playing for Real Madrid and even participated in practice drunk. The former Brazilian right-back spent 18 months with Real Madrid before joining Roma in August 2007.

Two years ago, Cicinho detailed his struggle with alcohol during his time at Madrid on Brazilian EPTV's "The Hangover" program. Now 45 years old, he said frankly: "If someone asks me if I have ever participated in a Real Madrid practice drunk, the answer is yes."

"I drink coffee to stay awake and wear a lot of perfume to cover up the smell." "In my profession, as a professional player, it (obtaining alcohol) is very easy. I don’t need to spend money on alcohol.”

Talk about how he fell into alcoholism, he added: “I first tried alcohol when I was 13 years old and I haven’t stopped since.” “I grew up in the country and would go to squares and discos with my friends on weekends.”

"I asked adults to help me buy alcohol and drank secretly without telling my parents or the police. Alcohol surrounds you with people who are also addicted to this lifestyle, and the people who really love you will be excluded. When they hit the wall and tell you that this is not okay, you just don't listen."

"I have A 15-year-old son, I always apologize to him. He was only two years old at the time and didn’t understand anything, but those past events have always been imprinted in my mind.” In 2020, he admitted in an interview with Brazil’s Sao Paulo Daily that he “drank about 10 bottles of beer every day.”

In this regard, he also added: "I was still smoking at that time. From 1999 to 2010, I smoked for 11 years. I only smoked when drinking, but you see how much I drank...I drank all day long."

Sicinho, who has successfully given up drinking, retired from the army in 2018 and is now determined to help others. He said: "Football is a stage in my life. My stage now is to share my experience and help people avoid making the same mistakes as me."

"I give motivational lectures. I can no longer play football. My mentality is that of a former football player, and my body has long been used to it..."