Puerta dies

[Bruce Wayne]

It's surprising how many footballers have died from similar incidents. There was this in todays Telegraph.

Footballers who have died from heart ailments

Antonio Puerta
The Sevilla midfielder died on Tuesday aged 22, three days after collapsing during a Primera Liga match against Getafe.

Hugo Cunha
In Portugal, the Uniao Leiria midfielder collapsed and died during a game with friends in June 2005. He was 28.

Serginho
The Sao Caetano defender died aged 30 after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest during a Brazilian championship match at Sao Paulo in October 2004.

Miklos Feher
In January 2004, the 24-year-old Hungarian international died after collapsing from a heart attack in a game between his club Benfica and Vitoria Guimaraes.

Max Ferreira
The 20-year-old Brazilian died in hospital in July 2003 after feeling unwell while training for Botafogo Ribeirao Preto.

Marc-Vivien Foe
Collapsed during Cameroon's game against Colombia in June 2003 and died shortly afterwards, aged 28.

Marcio Dos Santos
In October 2002, the Brazilian died of a heart attack just hours after scoring for Peruvian side Deportivo Wanka. He was 28.

Dave Longhurst
The York City striker died aged 25 after collapsing two minutes before half-time in a league match against Lincoln City in September1990. He had suffered from a rare heart condition.

Samuel Okwaraji
Collapsed in August 1989, near the end of Nigeria's World Cup qualifier against Angola. Died from cardiac failure. He was 24.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ma...1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/08/30/sfnpue130.xml

 

[fozzy]

another young lad died yesterday in a training match in israel.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/08/29/bc.soc.israel.playerdie.ap/

 

[Latch]

Though it was a 45 days after successful heart surgery my wife died in the same matter when her heart stopped and though they got it started again, she suffered irreperable organ damage due to lack of Oxygen for > 20 min. Its tough, I was a basketcase for a year. I wish his family and his pregnant wife well and hope they get plenty of support.

So sorry to hear that.

 

[monty]

Though it was a 45 days after successful heart surgery my wife died in the same matter when her heart stopped and though they got it started again, she suffered irreperable organ damage due to lack of Oxygen for > 20 min. Its tough, I was a basketcase for a year. I wish his family and his pregnant wife well and hope they get plenty of support.

Hope you are over the worst mate