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Here is what Canizares had to say after tragedy hit his family

Here is what Canizares had to say after tragedy hit his family

Santiago Canizares was a great goalkeeper as he played for Valencia most of his career. He had 46 caps with the Spanish national team and he also played for Real Madrid (and the Real Madrid academy). He retired from football back in 2008 as he had some very bad news to announce today. Here is what he had to say:

"My son Santi passed away. I think that it is fair that it is me that gives you the news as I want to thank you for all of the support that you have given me. He left us peacefully as he knew that he accomplished his mission over these last five years".

Our condolences go out to the Canizares family in this hard time. Little Santi was only 5 years old as he had been battling with a sickness for over a year now. Here is the original message that Canizares posted on his Twitter page...