TOTTENHAM midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has opened up about taking care of his dad following his father's best soccer jersey brands cancer diagnosis.
The Spurs star, 27, was just a teenager when he found out his dad, Christian, had cancer.
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As a result, Hojbjerg, 17 years of age at the time, became a carer for his dad while also trying to progress as a young player at Bayern Munich.
Speaking to BBC Sport about having to care for his father before he passed aNetherlands National Team Jerseysway in 2014, the Tottenham man said: "My father would always take care of me, then suddenly I had to take care of him.
"I was cooking for him, I was putting him in bed, making sure that he got his medication and all of these things. ThesSwitzerland National Team Jerseyse things scar you a bit.
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"It didn't go as we hoped, he passed away in April [2014]. I finished the season, I played the cup final, I got my national team debut. From a sports perspective the season really finished on a high, but from a life perspective it really finished on a low.
"I had difficulty to motivate myself. It's the first time actually that I have spoken about it like bayern second kit this."
Hojbjerg, who has made 117 appearances for Spurs, insists he still thinks about his dad a lot – more than eight years on from his passing.
And he also acknowledges he found comfort in the birth of his daughter.