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Vol. 5 Num 812
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Thu. September 07, 2006
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Sports
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Pessotto discharged
Afp, Rome
Former Juventus and Italy international Gianluca Pessotto, who suffered multiple fractures after leaping from his office window in an apparent suicide attempt, was discharged from hospital on Tuesday. Currently employed as Juventus' team manager, Pessotto was taken from Turin's Molinette hospital to the Fornaca clinic, where he will undergo a rehabilitation programme. According to Gazzetta dello Sport's website, Pessotto was smiling and joking as he boarded the vehicle. The 35-year-old, who was said to have been depressed following his retirement as a player after 11 years with Juventus, jumped from his office at the team's headquarters in June and fell 15 metres to the ground. His wife Reana said that he had struggled to adapt to the team manager's role after hanging up his boots. Reana Pessotto said she had argued with her husband just before he plunged from the second story window because he called her to tell her he wanted to cancel a holiday they had arranged. In mid-July he was declared out of danger and told that he would not suffer any long-term mental damage or physical paralysis.
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