'These things scar you': Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg opens up about how he was 軍隊d to care for his dying father - who was 診断するd with 癌 when the 刺激（する）s 星／主役にする was a 十代の少年少女 at Bayern Munich

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Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has opened up about his experience of caring for his late father, who passed away from 癌 in 2014.

Spotted young by Bayern Munich, the Danish 星／主役にする moved away from home to Germany in 2012 in 追跡 of 実りの多い／有益な career in football, but his life changed 劇的な once his father Christian was 診断するd with 癌.

After Christian moved to Germany to be with his son and を受ける chemotherapy, Hojbjerg became a carer 老年の just 17 and was 軍隊d to juggle it with his budding 青年 career.

老年の 17, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was a carer for his dying father, who was 診断するd with 癌

His father died in 2014 after moving to Germany to を受ける chemotherapy and be with him

'My father would always take care of me, then suddenly I had to take care of him,' he told BBC Football 焦点（を合わせる）.?

'I was cooking for him, I was putting him in bed, making sure that he got his 医薬 and all of these things. These things scar you a bit.

'It didn't go as we hoped, he passed away in April [2014]. I finished the season, I played the cup final, I got my 国家の team debut.?

'From a sports 視野 the season really finished on a high, but from a life 視野 it really finished on a low.

The Dane - pictured here と一緒に former boss Pep Guardiola - joined Bayern Munich in 2012

'I had difficulty to 動機づける myself. It's the first time 現実に that I have spoken about it like this.'

At the time, Hojbjerg became Bayern Munich's youngest ever debutant in April 2013 老年の 17 and 251 days.

He has since gone on to carve out 繁栄する （一定の）期間s at Schalke, Southampton and 刺激（する）s, 同様に as becoming an integral part of Denmark's 国家の team.

Although the grief of his father's passing still 苦痛s him, Hojbjerg 認める the 関係 he had with his father grew stronger during his time as a carer.

'What makes me sleep better at night is that the best time I 現実に had with my father was that time,' he 追加するd.

The midfielder left the Bundesliga for Southampton in 2016 before joining Tottenham in 2020

'When he （機の）カム, I could really show him that I knew how to take care of myself and I could take care of him and I could show him that I am 現実に becoming a man.

'We had some 広大な／多数の／重要な 会談, we had some difficult 会談, some that will stay with me forever, also some that 傷つける me a bit because I would love for him to be here today.

'The only thing that was hard for me was that I always tried to be strong, I never had a sad 直面する in 前線 of him and I paid for that later on in my life because I held so much 支援する.

'My father is with me a lot - in everything I do - and he gives me inspiration like my family do, like my kids do, so they are with me.

'I truly believe that a lot - not just in football, but in life - of what you are giving to the people around you, the sacrifices you make, you will get it 支援する.'