A DAD says he's lucky he didn't die TWICE after suffering horror injuries in a freak accident while playing football.
Jordan Spiers was left with lacerations to his spleen and kidney and three fractured ribs after colliding with another player.
And the 30-year-old goalie from Cumbernauld was later rushed back to hospital with a blood clot in his bladder.
Jordan who was playing for Carron Huskies against Corstorphine Dynamo in Edinburgh said his stomach felt like a bag of coins" after the clash.
He said: "It was an absolute freak accident. The player was running at me while I was running to collect the ball.
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