Andres Iniesta, Barcelona legend and current player of the Japanese club Vesel Kobe, talked about the details of his depression during his stay with the Catalan club.

Iniesta, 35, who played for the Catalan club between 2002 and 2018, recalled his experience with depression in the documentary "Andres Iniesta: The Unexpected Hero", which was shown on Thursday through the "Rakuten" digital broadcasting service, and sheds light on his transmission before Two years from Barcelona to Japan's Vesel Kobe.

After winning the 2009 Champions League title under coach Pep Guardiola, the midfielder suffered injuries, before the death of his friend Danny Kharki, 26, a defender of Espanyol, after suffering a heart attack.

And the former Spanish international said, "Days pass by and you realize that you are not getting better ... Do not feel that you are well and I am not in your nature .. Everything becomes foggy and dark." He described the death of his friend as a kind of "physical stroke ... a strong command that toppled me again after I was in a state Bad, because I was not feeling well. "

As an indication of the depth of the relationship that binds the players, Iniesta revealed that he wore a T-shirt saying "Greetings to Danny Kharki" after scoring the goal of winning with a clean goal against the Netherlands in the extra time of the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.

Iniesta's parents spoke about the documentary, and his mother, Maria Logan, said, "I noticed that it was not okay one night, and when we were sleeping in the basement, he came down and told me: Mom, can I sleep next to you here?", Noting that she felt like the world had collapsed on Her head.

In turn, his father, Jose Antonio, said, "For our 25-year-old son to come to us to ask for sleep next to his parents, this means that he is not okay .. He told me: I am not fine, Dad, so I asked him: What is the problem?" He replied: I do not know, I do not feel fine ".

The midfielder then underwent sessions with psychological treatment, Enma Bouygues, who revealed that he owed a great deal of recovery to those around him, including Guardiola. Iniesta's mother admitted that Guardiola tried to pull her son out of a "bottomless hole he was in."

For his part, the coach who supervised Barcelona in a golden era between 2008 and 2012 saw that the players are "human beings, and this is a very human thing that affects millions of people around the world ... They should know that we are here for them."

Iniesta, nicknamed the painter, grew up at Barcelona's La Masia academy, and has achieved with the club a series of titles including the Spanish League 9 times and the Champions League 4 times.

He also led his country to its only title in the World Cup in 2010, and achieved with the golden generation of Spanish football also two titles in the European Cup in 2008 and 2012.