Iker Casillas' wife says she has had cancer op, days after Porto goalkeeper suffered heart attack

Sara Carbonero, with whom Casillas has two children, announced via her Instagram page that she had undergone successful surgery on ovarian cancer

Porto's Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas leaves a hospital with his wife Sara Carbonero in Porto on Monday after recovering from a heart attack. Miguel Riopa / AFP

Casillas, 37, had suffered a myocardial infarction during a training session with Porto. Rafael Marchante / Reuters

Casillas spoke to journalists outside the hospital just days after being hospitalised on May 1. Luis Vieira / AP Photo

Casillas also met some fans outside the hospital. Luis Vieira / AP Photo

The former Spain and Real Madrid captain declared that he doesn't know what his life will be like from now on. Miguel Riopa / AFP

Carbonero, Casillas' wife, is a sports journalist. Rafael Marchante / Reuters

Casillas has accumulated many trophies while playing for Spain and Real, including the World Cup, European Championship and the Uefa Champions League. Rui Farinha / EPA

Casillas's future in club football is now uncertain. Miguel Riopa / AFP

He is one of many football players to have suffered from a heart-related illness. Rafael Marchante / Reuters

But Casillas remains grateful he is on the path to recovery. Luis Vieira / AP Photo

The wife of Spain's World Cup-winning captain Iker Casillas, Sara Carbonero, has announced that she has undergone surgery for cancer just three weeks after the goalkeeper suffered a heart attack.

Casillas, who made 167 appearances for Spain and 725 for boyhood club Real Madrid before departing in 2015, fell ill during a training session with his current club, Porto.

Carbonero, with whom Casillas has two children, announced via her Instagram page that she had undergone successful surgery on ovarian cancer.

"We hadn't yet recovered from the scare when life has once again surprised us," she wrote in a post late on Tuesday.

"This time it was my turn, this six letter word that I still have trouble writing. A few days ago I had a checkup and the doctors saw a malignant tumour in my ovary that has been operated on.

"Everything has gone very well, luckily we got it with plenty of time, but I still have a number of months of fighting ahead as I go through the required treatment.

"I know there's a tough road ahead but I'm sure it will have a happy ending."

Her husband, who was released from hospital on May 6, has said he will announce his future plans in his own time.