Rio de Janeiro Jan 27 (IANS) Former Brazil international forward Warley was rushed to hospital after being stabbed during a robbery local police said.
Warley was attacked at around 4 am near his home in the northeastern Brazilian city of Joao Pessoa on Thursday reports Xinhua.
Thieves made off with his car and mobile phone according to police.
Warley s friend Claudio Santos told the Globo newspaper that the 39-year-old had undergone surgery but did not provide details of his condition.
Capped four times for Brazil s national team Warley played for Sao Paulo Udinese and Palmeiras during a career that spanned from 1997 to 2016.
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