• April 27, 2024

Christian Benitez , former American striker and current player of the Jaish in Qatar, died of cardiorespiratory arrest, reveals the Ecuadorian Football Federation .

According to information published by Excelsior , on the team's official twitter The Jaish Sport Club , the 27-year-old soccer player suffered a traffic accident in the Asian city, which caused a cardiorespiratory arrest.

Other victims of cardiorespiratory arrest

Although Christian Benitez lost his life because of a cardiac arrest after a car accident, the cardiac health of the players has been a very important issue in recent years.

According to a report from the doctors of the FIFA In the last five years around 84 soccer players have died due to cardiac problems, while they were playing a game or training.

1. Yair Clavijo , Peruvian footballer Sporting Cristal club , died of cardiorespiratory arrest when faced against Garcilaso. He was 18 when he lost consciousness and fainted on the court with five minutes remaining before the end of the game.
2. Alen Pamic , Croatian player of 23 years, died of a cardiac arrest while playing a friendly match. Militaba in the NK Istra 1961 of the Croatian first division.
3. Naoki Matsuda , former Japanese international defender of 34 years, lost his life after suffering a cardiac arrest during a training of his club Matsumoto Yamaga .
4. TONigris of Nigris , a 31-year-old Mexican striker, died of cardiac arrest in Greece. I played for AE Larisa of Greek soccer.
5. Clement Pinault, defense of the Clermont of 23 years, lost his life after four days he suffered a heart attack.
6. Miklos Feher , the forward of Benfica He died after falling down on the court of the Vitoria de Guimaraes stadium due to a pulmonary thromboembolism.
7. Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer died of a cardiac arrest, after playing a game between his team Sevilla and Getafe.

On your portal, the FIFA He details that some congenital heart diseases develop over the years without people noticing, so the intense exercise that takes place in football can unbalance the heart and cause cardiorespiratory arrest.

Therefore it is very important that players practice regular medical check-ups to prevent any incident of this type and avoid performing the sport if the health is not 100%.

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