Five footballers who died after collapsing on the pitch or suffering match injuries

Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died from injuries following a collision in a Spanish second division match.

Footballer Marc-Vivien Foe's death led to improvements in heart testing and treatment during matches.

Phil O'Donnell's death in 2007 caused widespread grief, leading to several postponed fixtures in Scottish football.

PARIS, Nov 4 — Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel died on Tuesday as a result of injuries he suffered in a sickening collision with FC Andorra’s goalkeeper in a Spanish second division match.

The 30-year-old is sadly not a unique case of a player dying either on the pitch or because of an injury sustained during the match.

AFP Sport highlights five such fatalities:

Marc-Vivien Foe, June 2003

Cameroon midfielder Foe collapsed after a heart attack during a Confederations Cup semi-final against Colombia in Lyon, France.

The former Manchester City, West Ham and Lyon player was carried from the pitch as medical staff tried to revive him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and oxygen.

After trying to restart his heart for 45 minutes without success he was declared dead, aged just 28.

His death prompted improvements in both the testing of footballers for heart problems and the treatment they can receive during matches, including training club medical teams in CPR and using defibrillators.

Antonio Puerta, August 2007

Spain international Puerta, 22, collapsed while playing for Sevilla in a La Liga match against Getafe and died three days later from multiple organ failure stemming from prolonged cardiac arrest.

It was three months after he had helped Sevilla to win the Uefa Cup.

Spanish legend Sergio Ramos has a tattoo tribute to Puerta and wore a T-shirt dedicated to him as Spain won the 2010 World Cup.

“Antonio has always been with me. The next game, I went out on the field with his shirt and for a long time after that, I wore one that was dedicated to him,” said Ramos.

Phil O’Donnell, December 2007

The Motherwell captain died of heart failure towards the end of his side’s 5-3 Scottish Premier League win over Dundee United in December 2007.

The 35-year-old midfielder collapsed just as he was about to be substituted and was treated for around five minutes on the field before being taken to a waiting ambulance.

O’Donnell played for Scotland, Celtic and Sheffield Wednesday during his career and his death caused widespread grief in Scottish football, causing a number of fixtures to be postponed.

“He was a man among boys in every sense, in his attitude, his professionalism and integrity and sincerity,” his manager Mark McGhee said.

Cristiano Junior, August 2009

The 25-year-old Brazilian, who was then the highest paid footballer in India, collided with the opposing goalkeeper when he scored a goal for his club Dempo 12 minutes from time in the 2004 Federation Cup final in Bangalore.

Junior, who had moved to India to earn enough money to build a house for his mother back home, collapsed and was immediately attended to by his Nigerian strike partner Santi Martins.

Martins stayed with him until an ambulance whisked him off to hospital but he was pronounced dead on arrival having suffered cardiac arrest.

“The match continued. We played the remaining 12 minutes, received the trophy and were told of Cristiano’s death only when we reached the hospital. We broke down, unable to control ourselves,” his teammate and club captain Stanley Colaco told the Times of India in 2021.

Juan Izquierdo, August 2024

The 27-year-old Uruguayan central defender suffered cardiac arrhythmia during his club Nacional’s Copa Libertadores last 16 match with Brazilian outfit Sao Paulo FC.

Taken to hospital, he died five days later of “cardio respiratory arrest associated with his cardiac arrhythmia”.

His second child had only been born 10 days prior to his death. His club described his death as an “irreplaceable loss”. — AFP

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特内里费前锋赫苏斯·德·米格尔在西班牙乙级联赛的一场比赛中因碰撞受伤身亡。

足球运动员马克-维维安·福的去世促使比赛期间的心脏检测和治疗得到改进。

菲尔·奥唐纳于 2007 年去世，引起了广泛的悲痛，导致苏格兰足球的多场比赛被推迟。

巴黎，11 月 4 日——特内里费前锋赫苏斯·德·米格尔周二因在西班牙乙级联赛中与安道尔足球俱乐部守门员发生可怕的碰撞而受伤，最终不治身亡。

令人遗憾的是，这位 30 岁的球员并非个例，很多球员都是在球场上或因比赛中受伤而丧命。

法新社体育频道重点报道了其中五起此类死亡事件：

马克-维维安·福，2003年6月

喀麦隆中场球员福在法国里昂举行的联合会杯半决赛对阵哥伦比亚的比赛中突发心脏病倒地。

这位前曼城、西汉姆联和里昂球员被抬出球场，医护人员试图通过人工呼吸和吸氧来抢救他。

经过 45 分钟抢救无效，他被宣布死亡，年仅 28 岁。

他的去世促使人们改进了对足球运动员进行心脏问题检测的方法，以及他们在比赛中可以接受的治疗，包括对俱乐部医疗团队进行心肺复苏术培训和使用除颤器。

安东尼奥·普埃尔塔，2007年8月

22岁的西班牙国脚普埃尔塔在代表塞维利亚参加西甲联赛对阵赫塔菲的比赛中突然倒地，三天后因心脏骤停引发的多器官衰竭而去世。

那是在他帮助塞维利亚赢得欧洲联盟杯三个月之后。

西班牙传奇球星塞尔吉奥·拉莫斯身上有向普埃尔塔致敬的纹身，并在西班牙赢得 2010 年世界杯时穿着一件印有普埃尔塔头像的 T 恤。

“安东尼奥一直与我同在。下一场比赛，我穿着他的球衣上场，之后很长一段时间，我都穿着一件印有他名字的球衣，”拉莫斯说道。

菲尔·奥唐纳，2007年12月

2007 年 12 月，马瑟韦尔队队长在球队以 5-3 战胜邓迪联队的苏格兰超级联赛比赛临近结束时，因心脏衰竭去世。

这位35岁的中场球员在即​​将被换下时突然倒地，在场上接受了大约5分钟的治疗后，被送往等候的救护车。

奥唐纳职业生涯曾效力于苏格兰国家队、凯尔特人队和谢周三队，他的去世给苏格兰足球界带来了广泛的悲痛，导致多场比赛被推迟。

他的经纪人马克·麦吉说：“无论从态度、专业精神、正直还是真诚来看，他都远超同龄人。”

克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多，2009年8月

这位 25 岁的巴西球员当时是印度收入最高的足球运动员，在 2004 年印度足协杯决赛中，他在比赛还剩 12 分钟时为他的俱乐部丹波队进球，随后与对方守门员相撞。

小朱尼尔为了给家乡的母亲盖房子而移居印度，他突然晕倒，他的尼日利亚前锋搭档桑蒂·马丁斯立即上前照料他。

马丁斯一直陪着他，直到救护车将他送往医院，但他到达医院时已被宣布死亡，死因是心脏骤停。

“比赛继续进行。我们踢完了剩下的12分钟，领到了奖杯，直到赶到医院才得知克里斯蒂亚诺去世的消息。我们崩溃了，无法控制自己，”他的队友兼俱乐部队长斯坦利·科拉科在2021年接受《印度时报》采访时说道。

胡安·伊兹基耶多，2024年8月

这位27岁的乌拉圭中卫在国民队对阵巴西圣保罗足球俱乐部的解放者杯16强比赛中突发心律失常。

被送往医院后，五天后因“与心律失常相关的心肺骤停”去世。

他的第二个孩子在他去世前仅出生了10天。他的俱乐部称他的去世是“无法弥补的损失”。——法新社

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