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Sweden's Victor Brannstrom died on September 3, 2012 after passing out will celebrating scoring a goal in the second division.
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Livorno's Italian midfielder, Piermario Morosini, died on April 14, 2012 after having a heart attack during a Serie B (second division) match. The player died at the local Hospital Civil Santo Spirito were he had been rushed to in an ambulance.
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D. Venkatesh died in a hospital after passing out in a first division game in India. The striker for Bangalore mars, 27, was in a game against Western Railway. According to many witnesses he was rushed on a hospital on a motorized trycicle and died upon arrival.
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On August 25, 2007 in a match between Sevilla and Getafe, Antonio Puerta, in the 28th minute, passed out because of a cardiac arrest. Despite leaving the field by his own will he suffered five other attacks and was transferred to the hospital at hafltime where he would die.
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Hospital employees confirmed that the Sevilla player suffered another five cardiac arrests at the hospital. The doctors said the following morning that they feared for his death and he would spend the rest 36 hours under watch due to the critical condition.
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Puerta's time of death was August 28, 2008 due to lack of nutrients and oxygen to the brain do to Cardic shock. He was going to be a father, his girlfriend would give birth on October 21.
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On November 10, 2009, German player Robert Enke, who played for Hannover committed suicide by jumping on the train tracks near hannover. Enke had suffered a deep depression since his transfer from Barcelona to Fenerbache and after various failures in different clubs. His depression augmented with the death of this 2-year old child in 2006. Enke never made his depression publich as he believed it would hurt his career and result in someone taking away his daugther.
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Cristiano De Lima was a Brazilian player playing in India.
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In 2004 he died due to a hit to his trachea during a match.
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Danny Ortiz, goalkeeper for Municipal in Guatamena, suffers a hard collision with a rival. The impact generated a cardiac arrest and he was rushed to the hospital.
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Two hours after arriving at the hospital, he was pronounced death, generating a huge controversy.
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Dani Jarque, player for Espanyol in barcelona, lost consciousness in his hotel rooom while on a tour through Italy in 2009. Though he was transferred quickly to the hospital, the doctors could do little to revive the player. He died due to an asystole on August 8, 2009.
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The news of Jarque's death shook up the world of Spanish Football. On August 11, members of the teams of the first and second division and public figures attented the Cornella-El-Prat stadium in his honor. Andres Iniesta also famously dedicated his World Cup winning goal to the player.
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On November 16, 2009 Antonio de Nigris died of a heart attack in Larisa, Greece. It was initially reported that he died in his sleep but the Greek press reported that he woke up in the morning complaining of chest pain and called a hospital. he died in the ambulance. The doctors reported that he died of a genetic fault in his heart and it was later reported that he had been told by his club about the risks of playing but De Nigris ignored the advice.
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Miklos Feher, player for Benfica in Portugal, fell to the ground inexplicably on June 25, 2004 after having a pulmonary embolism, caused by the total or partial obstruction of the pulmonary artery.
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On June 26, 2003 Cameroon and Marc Vivien Foe played in the Confederations semifinal against Colombia. In the 72nd minute, Foe passed out at the center of the field. Jairo Patino, of Colombia, was the first to come to his aid. After various attempts by paramedics to revive him, he was taken out on a stretched. Paramedics attempted to revive him for 45 minutes but died at the medical center. A second autopsy determined that Foe had a heart attack due to a hereditary condition that would augment his risk of death with physical exercise.
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Endurance Idahor collapsed in a Sudanese match between Al Merreikh and Alamal Atbaara. He died in the ambulance of a heart attack.
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Naoki MatsudaIn August 2011, the Japanese player for Yamaga F.C collapsed during a training session of a heart attack and died two days later.
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Phil ODonnell: The former Celtic player fell to the grass after his team Motherwell defeated Dundee United 5-2. He died on his way to the hospital.
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Jimmy Thorplethe former Sunderland keeper fell into a diabetic coma from which he never recovered. It was in large part attributed to a strong hit he received in a match against Chelsea, resulting in the rule forbidding the touching of a keeper with the ball in his hands.
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Sweden's Victor Brannstrom died on September 3, 2012 after passing out will celebrating scoring a goal in the second division.
Photo: Tomada de internet
