shit, just read it... this is really terrible, after it was said that he was stable, i hoped that he would survive it. obviously, another death demands questions [doping f.e.], but not in this thread, imo
antonio puerta is now in a better place and in eternal happiness. god bless him. ------ on a side note, he had two previous fainting experiences - one towards the end of last season and again this preseason. both were attributed to heat exhaustion. (im starting to think he wasnt properly examined). but then again, this is no time to be pointing fingers. all focus in on the great person that we lost today.
lets relive the day he became a sevilla LEGEND two years ago when he scored the game winning goal in extra time against schalke to get sevilla into the UEFA Cup finals. (crazy enough, he scored in the 100th minute on sevilla's 100 year anniversary). to top it all off it was during the "feria" season. it would lead to sevilla's first major trophy. http://youtube.com/watch?v=3msyoOGI0M8 goose bumps.
Terrible loss. May he rest in peace. This ought to make teams everywhere more mindful about their players' health. You never know when you're next.
Just wanted to pass my condolences to Antonio Puerta's family, friends, and teammates, plus the Sevilla football community. This is a real tragedy. :-(
RIP. I'm not a religous man but I thanked God for allowing me to make it to 38 and still hammer on a bike. Peacefull and blessed thoughts to his family may they recover strong.
I agree, extremely unfortunate that few people knew about his heart condition. Sad that another young life is gone. Deepest condolenscences to his girlfriend and family members. R.I.P. Puerta.
R.I.P. Antonio, you will be missed Such a sad day in the world of football. Keep the Sevilla family and the Puerta family, especially his girlfriend and unborn child, in your prayers. My God, this scares me. He was only 22, such a young age.
My prayers for his family, both on the field on off. I know that I had a friend have a cardiac arrest almost right in front of me and I had to help him and it's very hard. He made it and it's so sad to see that Puerta did not. God bless him and his family.
I don't know the details. But I can't help but think that an AED might have been helpful in this horrible situation. Regardless, Sevilla (or Getafe) should've had one availible if they didn't.
I don't think they will know the precise cause of death until the autopsy, but there are several other possibilities as to the cause, virtually all of them rare cardiac problems. It is highly likely that soccer, per se, had nothing to do with this young man's tragic death other than the fact that such deaths commonly occur during times of exertion or at rest, just after exertion. Given the rare incident of such congenital and acquired causes of sudden cardiac death, screening all soccer players doesn't make much sense. If there is a positive family history of sudden death at a young age, that all family member should undergo cardiac testing. The trainer, ref and teammates who responded so quickly and appropriately when he collapsed initially on the field are to be commended. After he got up and walked off the field, I thought he would make it as he should have immediately been given oxygen, hooked up to an EKG monitor and sped to an ER ASAP. I would be shocked if an AED wasn't available in the locker room, but perhaps he didn't respond.
that is what still is unclear to me....did they have to "shock" him back to life in the locker room and again on the ambulance ride to the hospital? To me, that sounds like his heart never had a chance after the initial heart attack.