Not so imagined Hanan Maman The end of the 2021/22 season. The talented midfielder, a player of the season on 17/18, watched from the sidelines in his team, Hapoel Haifa, losing 2: 0 to city rival Maccabi Haifa in the Cup semifinals and ending its season in practical terms. The professional disappointment was mixed with the personal disappointment that he could not help his friends, but after what he went through just a few days ago, everything went into proportion. A strong entry of Tamir Glazer in his abdomen forced him to undergo complex surgery. Football moves aside.
“It was another game, without too much importance,” says Maman. An injury that is seen in car accidents or other things … has nothing to do with football. “
“The knee to the abdomen caught me in complete surprise,” Maman continued, “because I was not ready for it, so the result was as it was. I felt I could not function, barely breathing, chills all over my body, cramps in my arms and legs. From there I got to the hospital. To have surgery to see that there is no damage to internal organs, edema, bleeding. I was shocked by it. Everything was scary and full of fear that it would be an injury far beyond, which would also affect my life going on. “I have not left the house since I left the hospital, for almost two weeks. I was more worried about my parents who were by my side and my wife.”
“It is difficult to know when I will return, they say it will take three months, but it is too early to know,” Maman adds, “I will undergo rehabilitation, and we will slowly return to the pitches. There are a lot of mental elements here, but I am in a very strong environment that supports me.”
Even before the incident in front of Hadera, Maman faced a personal tragedy during the current season. His sister, Orit, passed away after dealing with a serious illness. “Dealing with my sister’s death is not on the field, she’s here at home, with her parents … in memories, in moments when they do something and are remembered,” Maman says, “Dealing with it is not easy, certainly for my parents. It’s important for me to make them happy all the time through football. “
“I remember the game against Ashdod when I scored the winning goal. She was supposed to have a birthday the day before and I burst into tears there, I could not hold myself. I remember I was called to an interview stand and said I could not come. It is a space we have to live with. It is not “Simple, but there is no choice, life goes on. We have family, we have friends. I always try to be positive, to think ahead. Things happen because they should have happened.”
