Iker Casillas 'didn't know he had heart attack until he got to hospital' – stricken star's agent reveals

IKER CASILLAS had no idea he had suffered a heart attack until he got to hospital, his agent has revealed.

Carlos Cutropia also admitted the key to the Casillas' survival had been that his health scare had happened while he was training with medical experts nearby.

And he described the fact that the World Cup winner was now back to his normal self in hospital as "the greatest victory of his life."

Cutropia told Spanish radio station COPE: "Iker had an intense training session on Tuesday and another one on Wednesday morning.

"Halfway through Wednesday’s session he felt unwell and his chest, mouth and arms were hurting.

"We’re extremely grateful to Porto’s medical team who got Iker to hospital so quickly."

The agent added: "At no point did [Casillas] faint or lose consciousness. He felt unwell but he didn’t think he had suffered a heart attack.

"He wasn’t conscious of what was happening to him. He was only told after his operation.

"He’s never had any symptoms and nothing like this has ever happened to him. This has been a shock for everyone.

"He’s been very lucky that it happened where it did and he was near medical experts. If this had happened at home, knowing Iker he would probably have gone to train afterwards and the consequences could have been terrible.

"The doctors have been excellent professionals and have reacted very quickly. We are obviously very grateful to Porto’s medical team."

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Cutropia admitted he had yet to speak to Casillas about his future in top-level football but described him as a "fighter" with a competitive streak and said there was no reason why he couldn’t resume his career when he felt well enough in the
future.

He added: "At the moment that’s not something we’re worrying about at all. The most important thing is that he’s doing well and smiling.

"Seeing him like that fills me with so much emotion that it almost makes me happier than when Spain won the World Cup.

"This is the greatest victory of his life."

 

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