Edgar Cardoso, the Kitchee head coach, has revealed how the outbreak of war in Ukraine turned his life and career upside down.
The Portuguese was working as the academy manager at Shakhtar Donetsk when he was forced to flee Kyiv, fearing for his life, following the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. Cardoso said the ordeal affected him psychologically and led to nightmares.
Following communication from his country’s embassy over the prospect of deadly fighting, Cardoso’s wife and young son left Kyiv four days before the conflict began.
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