Brazilian Football Star Socrates in 'Critical' Condition
Former Brazilian football star Socrates was in "critical condition" in an intensive care unit early Saturday after suffering intestinal infection, his doctors said.
Albert Einstein Hospital announced in a statement here that Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira, 57, "was in critical condition due to a septic shock of intestinal origin."
The statement added that he was breathing with a ventilator and using a dialysis machine.
He was taken to the hospital late Friday after suffering food poisoning, his wife said.
Socrates was hospitalized twice in August and September this year with bleeding in his digestive tract.
He recognized after these incidents he had problems with alcohol, especially in the era when he was playing.
Socrates played for the Brazilian national team in 1982 and 1986 -- during the World Cup tournaments in Spain and Mexico.
He also wore the strip of Brazilian club Timao (1978-1984) and Italian Fiorentina (1984-1985).
Source: Agence France Presse
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