Liverpool star Luis Diaz's father is hospitalised with chest pains and undergoing tests in Colombia - just 13 months after his 12-day kidnap ordeal
Liverpool star Luis Diaz's father is hospitalised with chest pains and undergoing tests in Colombia - just 13 months after his 12-day kidnap ordeal
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Liverpool star Luis Díaz' dad has been hospitalised in Colombia with chest pains 13 months after the end of his 12-day kidnap ordeal. Dad-of-four Luis Manuel Diaz, 58, is undergoing tests after being transferred to a specialist centre from a hospital in his native town of Barrancas he was initially admitted to on Thursday morning.
![[His father's kidnap ordeal came to to an end, after 12 days, on November 9th last year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/09/93513521-14229491-image-a-3_1735292749232.jpg)
He is said to have been given oxygen and stabilised at Our Lady of Pilar Hospital before being taken to the Cesar Cardiovascular Institute in Valledupar a 90-minute drive away. Respected local news website El Pilon reported late on Thursday that Luis Manuel, better known by his nickname Mane in his homeland, would undergo cardiac catheterisation in the coming hours.
![[Luis Díaz was a substitute in his side's 3-1 win over Leicester and wasn't used by Arne Slot]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/09/93513683-14229491-image-a-21_1735293257948.jpg)
The common procedure involves moving a flexible tube called a catheter through a blood vessel to the heart, although his family have denied claims he suffered a heart attack and medics are said to be looking at the possibility his chest pain could be linked to a strained muscle.
![[The footballer's dad has yet to talk about his health scare on his social media]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/09/93513527-14229491-image-a-5_1735292768861.jpg)
The footballer's dad has yet to talk about his health scare on his social media. Liverpool star Luis Díaz' dad has been hospitalised in Colombia with chest pains 13 months after the end of his 12-day kidnap ordeal. His father's kidnap ordeal came to to an end, after 12 days, on November 9th last year.
![[He is expected to be released from hospital in time to see the New Year with his family at home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/09/93513531-14229491-image-a-4_1735292765883.jpg)
Luis Díaz was a substitute in his side's 3-1 win over Leicester and wasn't used by Arne Slot. But he was quoted telling local journalist Hamilton Daza: 'I thank God for keeping me healthy again. 'I'm a bit worried but thanks to God everything is fine, it's nothing serious. The doctors have certified it's just pain and has nothing to do with heart problems.
![[The ELN admitted responsibility for the kidnapping before Luis Manuel's release last year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/09/93513537-14229491-image-a-22_1735293349582.jpg)
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