FRANCK RIBERY has opened up about the trauma of the devastating car crash which left him scarred for life.
The France legend never knew his biological parents, as he was abandoned on the steps of a monastery as a baby.
Former Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery believes childhood scars have made him stronger personCredit: AFP
Franck Ribery suffered from taunts over scars throughout his childhoodCredit: Instagram @franckribery76
CAR ACCIDENT
And, at the age of two, was involved in a horror crash with a lorry, where he was rushed to hospital and received over 100 stitches.
Speaking to former Leeds midfielder Olivier Dacourt on Canal+ Sport, he admitted the famous scars improved his endurance. He said: “They gave me character and this strength.
“Because, when you are a child and you have a scar like this, it’s not easy.
“The way people see you, the comments — my family suffered for this.”
Ribery went on to become one of the best players of his generationCredit: AP:Associated Press
Former France international Franck Ribery was abandoned as a babyCredit: AP:Associated Press
STOP AND STARE
He revealed how people would point at him make comments as he walked in public.
Ribery added: “People would say: ‘Look what he has on his face, look at his head. What is this scar? It’s so ugly.’
“Wherever I went, people would look at me.
“And not because I was a good person or because my name is Franck or was a good footballer, but because of the scar.
Franck Ribery insists he ‘never cried in a corner’ due to trauma of scarsCredit: AFP
Franck Ribery was disappointed at missing on 2013 Ballon d’Or to Cristiano RonaldoCredit: AFP – Getty
“The people who talk about you are the parents (of other children), and this is very cruel.”
MADE HIM STRONGER
However, despite the trauma, he never felt sorry for himself. He said: “I never went to a corner and cried, despite suffering.
Ribery’s is a real rags-to-riches story. Despite his difficult upbringing, he went onto become one of the greatest footballers of his generation, and still plays for Fiorentina – aged 37.
Furious Franck Ribery shoves linesman twice after final whistle to get sent off as Fiorentina lose to Lazio
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