Jorge Valdivia, Palmeiras idol, is admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Chile

Last Friday, the 12th, the former soccer player and idol of Palmeiras, Jorge Valdivia (39), had to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Santiago, Chile, after having a nervous breakdown. The news that the former star of the Chilean national team was taken by his family to receive medical care shocked the alviverde fans, causing many to stop to wish the athlete well.

According to some information from the Chilean newspaper La Hora, Jorgito, as he is called, was admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of the Catholic University due to a nervous breakdown. Known by Palmeiras fans as Mago, the former athlete had been suffering from some particular problems, making his family worried about him after the crisis.

In an interview with Rádio ADN, the doctors revealed that the idol from Palmeiras arrived at the center in a very agitated state, with strong symptoms of a panic attack. The choice of health professionals was to hospitalize Valdivia to start treatment with anxiolytics. Also according to the Chilean press, the former player arrived at the hospital alone and has been receiving medical care. For now, there is no forecast for discharge.

Some rumors began to circulate in the country that Jorgito’s nervous breakdown began after the end of his 16-year marriage to his ex-wife, Daniela Aranguiz. The two publicly announced their breakup in December 2022, having had some public disagreements since then. After the separation, the athlete engaged a romance with the deputy Maite Orsinibecoming a constant theme of Chilean programs and magazines, being a great influence on the psychological state of the current ESPN commentator in Chile.

Idol at Palmeiras, Jorge ‘El Mago’ Valdivia arrived at the alviverde club for the first time in 2006, quickly becoming one of the main players and highlights of the team. Staying at Verdão until 2008, he took his football to the United Arab Emirates.

Valdivia still returned to the club in 2010, but had a spell marked by physical problems and controversy. After five years, Jorgito left Palmeiras again, in 2015, ending his story there with the alviverde shirt, adding up to 241 games, 41 goals and six titles won, such as a Campeonato Paulista, in 2008, and two Copas do Brasil, in 2012 and 2015.