“It’s not easy to have a gun pointed at your head all the time.”

The former Brazilian footballer Marcelinho Cariocaplayer of Corinthians and of Valenciasaid this Tuesday, after being released from a kidnapping, where his captors pointed a gun at his head and forced him to transfer money to them.

The São Paulo State Police reported in a press conference with the former player that five people were arrested accused of extortion by kidnapping and that Carioca transferred around 40,000 reais (about 9,000 euros) to the accounts of kidnappers.

The former soccer player reported that three individuals approached him on Saturday in the eastern part of the city of São Paulo, after driving to a friend’s house to give him some tickets for a concert. “They hit me on the head with their butts and when I got into the car they put the hood on me and I didn’t see anything,” he said.

The kidnappers took him and his friend to a house where they threatened him with a gun, demanded his cell phone password, and forced him to transfer money. “I’m not worried about the money, but about my life and my friend’s. I told them I just want them to let me go. It’s not easy to have a gun pointed at your head all the time,” said he. , excited.

The kidnappers, the former player said, forced him to record a video that later spread on social networks in which he said that at the concert he had an “agreement” with his friend and that he was kidnapped by his wife . Carioca clarified in the press conference that he did not have any kind of romantic relationship with his friend, while the Police pointed out that these types of videos are “common” to mislead investigators.

They nicknamed him ‘Angel’s Foot’ and he became international

After receiving an anonymous complaint pointing to a house where the abductees were located, agents went to the area Tuesday afternoon and found two “nervous” women, then continued onward until they were located they are Carioca.

As a footballer, he made his debut in 1988 with Flamengo, later joined Corinthians and in 1997 he had a short spell at Valencia. A very good free kick taker, which is why he received the nickname “Angel’s Foot”, he played four official matches for the Brazilian team, in which he scored two goals.