Antonio Puerta

[Bobby Sands]

Antonio Puerta was substituted during the first half of Sevilla's clash against Getafe, after collapsing on the pitch.

He then collapsed again in the dressing room, and was immediately rushed to the local hospital, and found suffering from serious breathing and cardio-vascular problems.

The player was accompanied by Sevilla skipper Javi Navarro, club president Jose Maria Del Nido, and some other board members.

He has since improved, after being put on immediate life support, but is still not out of danger.

Del Nido revealed that the player was still "in very serious condition".

Another club director Jose Maria Cruz, gave a slightly more assuring response: "He is stable, conscious, and has regained his pulse, though not out of danger yet."

The exact reasons for the collapse are unknown, but it is hypothesized that the player blacked out due to a lack of supply to oxygen to a section of the brain, which also affected other body functions.

Sevilla coach Juande Ramos, speaking after the 4-1 win over Getafe, could not care less about the result, and insisting that "it all paled in comparison to Puerta's condition".

Damn, i hope he is ok.

 

[Illuminattile]

Wow, he's the same age as me. I really hope he's OK.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Yeah saw the match...really shocking. Didnt a 16 year old player die in training recently also?

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^Didnt hear that.Who did he play for?

Apparantly Puerta had a heart attack on the pitch but was able to walk back to dressing room but then suffered another heart attack in the dressing room and was then rushed to hospital.Its pretty shocking.Some people just have weakness in their heart and it is very hard to detect.It must be something similar to what happend Marc Vivien Foe and Miklos Feher. A young Gaelic Footballer died suddenly in Ireland a few years ago as well.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

^Walsall. A QPR player died ina car accident the other day aswel.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Yea i heard about the QPR player.

According to Luis Fabiano, Puerta had fainted previously at half time in a game towards the end of last season and also during a training session but it was put down to the intense heat. I dont get why he wasnt checked out.

 

[Illuminattile]

He's died.

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeport...e303a5409027f265a2c0f9bec9c2b656&t=1188310279

R.I.P.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Shocking. Sad day. R.I.P

 

[DPG iz all I C]

Such a shame, at only 22 aswell

The AEK- Seville game has been put back until monday now.

 

[Bobby Sands]

This is very sad.

R.I.P. Antonio Puerta

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Such a shame, at only 22 aswell

The AEK- Seville game has been put back until monday now.

Yeah. The SuperCup final is still on for Friday though.

 

[Bobby Sands]

He had one cap for Spain and his girlfriend is expecting a baby.that makes it sadder.

He had numerous tests done of the past few months.

 

[Bobby Sands]

The Leicester and Nottingham Forest Carling Cup tie was abandoned this evening because Leicester defender Clive Clarke collapsed in the dressing room at half time.not sure how serious he is but i think he regained consciousness and is in hospital.


I think alot of deaths like Puerta's are down to intense training. Training for all sports is much tougher nowadays and athletes push themselves really hard. This intense training puts fierce strain of their bodies and triggers weaknesses or defects that are already present in the heart. I have heard of so many athletes dying suddenly like this in the past few years. There were hardly any cases like this up until a few years ago.

 

[Illuminattile]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footballers_who_died_while_playing

Seven deaths due to heart problems in the last seven years.

 

[hizzle?]

didnt some player from Leicester City lose conscience during a match with Nott Forest?

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^Yea i said that above. It was Clive Clark. He is an Irish defender on loan from Sunderland. Hope he is ok.

Was watching the video of Puerta today. That is some sad shit.

 

[Flipmo]

I actually watched that match. It was pretty bad, guy was swallowing his own tongue on the field while he was down.


RIP

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Yeah I watched the match also. Shocking that a Getafe player was faking injury later on in the match

 

[Bobby Sands]

Yeah, but in fairness, they had no idea how bad he was until afterwards. The players thought he was ok when he walked off the pitch.