The former goalkeeper of the Belgian national team and the Liege Standard Gilbert Bodart, 61, and who was under an arrest warrant, has been transferred to prison after recovering from a suicide attempt.
The former goalkeeper is in Huy prison, east of Brussels, where he was taken after trying to take his life last Monday by jumping into the Meuse River from a bridge, local media such as Le Soir and DH Sports reported today.
When they helped him, the police realized that there was an arrest warrant for him for an old conviction.
The exact reasons why the justice system demanded the former athlete are unknown.who had recently been convicted of domestic violence and, in addition, was involved in a case of threats against a real estate developer, among other causes, indicated the local press.
Before the suicide attempt, the former soccer player had written comments on the social network Facebook announcing that he was “at the end” because I couldn’t take it anymore “with this shitty life” (sic).
“Gilbert has gone through a difficult period, but he is determined to fight and defend himself,” declared his lawyer Laurent Winkin, according to the 7sur7 portal.
The goalkeeper, known as “Gil”, played for Standaard de Liège between 1981 and 1986 and between 1996 and 1997 and also played for French side Girondins de Bordeaux, Italian side Brescia Calcio and KSK Beveren, where he retired in 2002.
He also played 12 games for the Belgian senior team and between 2022 and 2016 he was coach of modest clubs such as RSC Visé, RAA Louvièroise or ESFC Geer, the last club to have their services during part of 2016.
Belgian Federation takes action on transgender footballers
Belgian football will adapt its regulations regarding transgender and non-binary people starting next seasonso that those who have undergone a sex change will have to inform the Federation and request authorization to compete in the male or female category.
“All soccer players who have legally changed their sex or have undergone a transition They must inform the Federation. They will receive authorization to play (or continue playing) football in the category they wish,” the Royal Belgian Football Federation reported in a statement.
But to do this they will have to undergo an interview with a doctor and with a person in charge of the Federation’s integrity area, who based on these elements will decide whether or not to authorize the request.
“If a transgender woman (a person with a female gender identity but who was assigned the male gender at birth) wants to play football in the women’s leagues, you must explicitly request it and you will be granted a six or twelve month authorization or not,” the Federation explained as an example.
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