Roberto Carlos released from Brazil hospital after heart procedure

Former Brazil and Real Madrid star Roberto Carlos has been released from the hospital after heart surgery this week. Hospital Vila Nova Star announced on Friday without elaborating. The 52-year-old Roberto Carlos had a heart obstruction detected on Monday and was advised to have a coronary angioplasty on the same day. The procedure is minimally invasive and widens blocked or narrowed heart arteries.

The former defender was initially put in intensive care due to medical protocols. One of the most attack-minded left-backs of all time, Roberto Carlos won 125 Brazil caps and played for 11 years at Madrid. He was a member of Brazil’s World Cup teams, which reached the final in 1998 and won in 2002.