He even pretended to be his friend and fellow Brazilian footballer, Gaucho, showing women videos of his mate scoring goals and saying that it was him. “Every night I would be in nightclubs until the early hours of the morning, from Monday to Monday. In fact, I was never in a fit state to train or play in the morning,” he said. “I made sure I was seen with the greatest Brazilian footballers. Just being a football player made me a magnet for women.