Luis Diaz’s father was released Thursday after he was kidnapped on Oct. 28 by a rebel group in Colombia, the Colombian football association announced.
Luis Manuel Diaz was freed after the guerrilla group National Liberation Army (ELN) handed him over to United Nations and Catholic church officials, according to BBC News.
Luis Manuel Diaz was kidnapped at gunpoint at a gas station in his hometown of Barrancas, Colombia alongside his wife, Cilenis Marulanda. Marulanda was released the same day, but Luis Manuel Diaz continued to be held against his will before lengthy negotiations for his release began.