Guerrero's career grounded over flying phobia

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LIMA, Feb 2, 2010 (AFP) - Hamburg's Peruvian international striker Paolo Guerrero is being treated here for his phobia of flying by a psychologist from the Bundesliga club after he fled from an aircraft on four different occasions in January.

The 26-year-old had been recuperating in Peru since undergoing an operation on cruciate ligaments last September but was unable to stay on the flights back to Germany even though he was accompanied by members of his family, who had tranquilisers at the ready to supply him with should the need arise.

Guerrero, who had started the Bundesliga season in tearing form scoring four times in four matches, has not commented on his condition but those close to him have told the local press that he recently developed his fear of flying.

Guerrero lost an uncle in a plane crash in 1987 and admitted that he had never been so scared in his life when the return flight from a Europa League match in France last August was caught up in severe turbulence.