3 Footballers who suffer from aviophobia

#2 Paolo Guerrero

Australia v Peru: Group C - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

Peru’s all-time leading scorer began his accomplished career in Europe playing for the likes of Bayern Munich and Hamburg SV before moving to Brazilian top-flight football. In Brazil, Paolo truly prospered; scoring goals, winning trophies and earning the love and respect of Corinthians and Flamengo fans in the process.

For Peru, Guerrero has been a key figure leading them to third-place finishes in 2011 and 2015 Copa Americas. In both the tournaments, he won the Golden Boot honors. Perhaps, he is Peru’s biggest star, at par with Claudio Pizarro, his onetime teammate at Bayern.

Guerrero too suffers from a fear of flying. In an interview with German football publication Kicker, he said, “I fear flying, but also a fear that on the plane something could happen with my stomach."

Guerrero’s fear of flying can be traced back to his uncle’s death in the 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster.