Former Argentine soccer player

Fernando Cáceres

, who played for Argentinos Juniors, River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente, Real Zaragoza, Valencia, Celta de Vigo and Córdoba, is hospitalized in a drug coma in a hospital in the province of Buenos Aires.

This was announced this Wednesday by the website of the Foundation that bears his name and has been echoed by Zaragoza, with which they won the Recopa de Europa in 1995, the most important achievement in the history of the club

"As they have reported through the website of their institution, Fernando Cáceres is in a pharmacological coma. All our strength and the enormous affection of Zaragoza, always by your side. Strength, Negro!", Has published the Aragonese club.

Cáceres, who

will turn 52 years old in February, was shot in 2009

(one of the shots hit his right eye) by criminals who wanted to steal his car and, despite the fact that he managed to save his life after a long recovery, they have been physical sequelae.

He walked again, but has suffered several relapses during all these years.

Cáceres founded a soccer club with which to help the youngest to get ahead avoiding bad life on the streets.

No more details about the former player's state of health or the reasons for the deterioration have been released.

The center-back is part of the history of Real Zaragoza, whose image, uploaded to the crossbar of one of the goals with the trophy, became one of the icons of the achievement of the 1995 Cup Winners' Cup.

In addition, he is also remembered in Spain for his time at Celta de Vigo and Valencia, as well as in Argentina for River, Boca or Independiente, among other clubs.

With the selection of his country he played 24 games.

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