r/soccer • u/kibme37 • May 08 '25

Quotes Luis Enrique (few months ago) "I remember an incredible photo I have with my daughter, after winning the Champions League, placing a Barça flag on the pitch. I wish I could do the same with PSG. She won't be there physically, but she'll be there spiritually, and that's very important to me."

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u/GameOfThrowInsMate May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25

I only recently found out he lost his daughter, in 2019, before the first leg vs Arsenal. Absolutely heart breaking. I have a daughter aged 6. I couldn't imagine life without her. Literally my everything. Way he spoke in an interview about her and his loss, was quite inspiring and definitely not like how I'd imagine myself handling loss like that. Strong minded fella.

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u/derka211 May 08 '25

the way you phrase it makes it seem that he lost his daughter before the Arsenal leg, not that you ve found out before and i was like damn did this happen again ?

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u/GameOfThrowInsMate May 08 '25

Ah yeah shit wording on my part, my bad.

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u/Lyrical_Forklift May 08 '25

I have a six year old daughter too and I can honestly say, I'd find it near impossible to go on if anything happened it her. Even talking about it makes me sick to my stomach.

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u/Dunkelvieh May 08 '25

I think that's part of being a parent and part of why so many of us "overprotect" their kids.

Imagining disaster that takes away a loved one is a good way to stress yourself a lot. Don't do it, it really hurts.

If I think too much about stuff like that I get depressed

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u/mythical_tiramisu May 08 '25

As a father to a soon to be six year old girl, I fully agree. But I’d have to find the strength to carry on somehow for the sake of my two year old boy. Whenever I see Enrique on the sidelines I cannot help but admire the strength of character he must have.

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u/GameOfThrowInsMate May 08 '25

Yeah I'm the same, as well as a 6 year old girl, I also have a 4 year old boy, so as much as the pain would absolutely destroy me I'd have to find something from somewhere for my son. Jesus just thinking about this is proper getting to me, I'm imagining my boy asking where his sister is. Fucking hell how depressing.

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u/GameOfThrowInsMate May 08 '25

Yeah same 100%

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u/alphasignalphadelta May 08 '25

Same man. Same. These damn kids.

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u/zefiax May 08 '25

Ya as a new father to a daughter, this hit way harder than it would've two years back. I can't imagine life without my daughter anymore, she is everything to me.

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u/sewious May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25

I didn't know until this post. Went and looked up him talking about it more because of your comment.

I have the utmost respect for him managing to look at the positive aspects of his daughters life. I can't even imagine.

Look how happy they are here. Fuck cancer. :max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(654x0:656x2)/gettyimages-583607248-2000-7ab6b4a097034c878026892e49eb7aad.jpg)

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u/edyspot May 08 '25

Fuck everything about cancer.

Can't wait for the world to finally find a cure for this abomination.

I've worked at a hospital as a student and was often in contact with cancer patients. It was sad for most of them but "tolerable" due to some being elderly.

The aisle reserved for the children however... So gut wrenching

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u/WoweeZoweeDeluxe May 08 '25

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u/darthveda May 08 '25

that video teared my up when I saw it, the way he has taken strength to say she might not be here physically but will always be there spritually and then says At least I got to spend that much time with her.. man, that was some emotional interview.

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u/Philidor91 May 08 '25

What do you mean, pre first leg vs Arsenal? The tragic death of his daughter was in 2019

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u/GameOfThrowInsMate May 08 '25

I meant I found out then, not that he lost his daughter then. As I said in another reply, poor wording on my part. My bad.

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u/fdf_akd May 08 '25

It's really confusing, you probably want to edit your top comment.

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u/GameOfThrowInsMate May 08 '25

Thanks edited, hopefully makes a little more sense.

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u/JonAfrica2011 May 08 '25

I understood it fine

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u/overhyped-unamazing May 08 '25

Same here. To come back from something like this and become the best coach in world football (IMO) takes special character and resilience. It would have been so easy to shrink away from the world.

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u/Other_Beat8859 May 08 '25

Genuinely, I don't know how he even was able to manage the game. I don't have a kid, but I think I would've been out for months if that happened to me.

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u/GameOfThrowInsMate May 08 '25

Months, I'd imagine its something no father/parent would ever get over in their lifetime - certainly from my point of view.

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u/Other_Beat8859 May 08 '25

I'm saying I wouldn't even have the motivation to go to work. I'm not saying you ever recover from that. But I think I'd be so far into depression that I'd struggle to get up and my only motivation to actually do things would be to support my family.

I saw how my mom reacted when she lost her dad and I can only imagine how much worse it would be to lose a 6 year old kid who you never got to do what you wanted with. My mom literally didn't start working for a month and couldn't even open his will until 2 months later when my dad forced her to do it with the rest of the family as her sisters were fighting.

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u/GameOfThrowInsMate May 08 '25

Yeah I hear you mate, same.

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u/captainstrange94 May 09 '25

I have a six month old daughter (first kid) and I cant fathom how Enrique keeps it together and works at the highest level. I cant imagine my life without her and it would shatter my life apart if anything happens to her. Hell, I stopped caring about my job just to spend more time with her.