Maribor defender Gregor Sikošek openly spoke about his toughest trial: “It was so bad that I thought I would lose my leg”
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Instead of fighting for Euro 2024 with Slovenia, he fought for his life. Gregor Sikošek, who is slowly returning to the football fields, spoke again about the battle with the toughest opponent he had to face in his career. The Maribor member actually fought for his life after things went completely wrong following an already severe injury.
“I got injured at the end of February 2023. The cruciate ligament operation and meniscus stitching were on the first of March. I went home after two days. Everything was normal, nothing hurt. After eight days, my leg stiffened, it swelled. I felt bad and had no appetite. I knew I wasn’t okay. The club called the doctor; I went for a check-up, and they found out I got an infection. On the ninth of March, I returned to the hospital. Initially, they told me I would be there for two days…” Gregor Sikošek told Timax.si, managed by Timi Max Elšnik, captain of Olimpija.
Sikošek: “Seven surgeries followed”
Full-back who was regularly on the list of selector Matjaž Kek before the injury continued: “Seven surgeries followed. Mainly, four washouts, then they removed the ligament, then another… The first six in two months, the last one was four months later. A lot of stress for the body. The bacteria did its job. I couldn’t eat, I was in bed, the fever also did its job. It lasted a month and a half. It was so severe that I thought I would lose my leg. To generalize a bit, first, I fought for my life, then for my leg, then for my career, and now I am fighting for something more.”
Gregor Sikošek also revealed that due to all of this, he had difficulties with concentration, memory, basically everything, and the entire conversation with the 29-year-old can be seen in the video below.
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