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This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.
A soccer player has died after being struck by lightning midway through a live TV game. On Sunday, Nov. 3, Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza, 39, was killed after the bolt hit him during a game between ...
Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza died on the field Sunday after lightning struck the field in a stunning caught-on-camera incident — and authorities think a metal bracelet he wore might be to blame.
A soccer player was struck by lightning during a match over the weekend in Peru, killing him and wounding four other players in a horrific incident caught on a live video stream of the game.
Lightning injuries are divided into direct strikes, side splash, contact injury, and ground current. [1] Ground current occurs when the lightning strikes nearby and travels to the person through the ground. [1] Side splash makes up about a third of cases and occurs when lightning strikes nearby and jumps through the air to the person. [1]
Following the incident, five players were taken to the Fundación Valle del Lili Hospital, where Gaviria was declared dead two hours after arrival. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Córdoba, Álvarez and Giovanni Hernández remained in intensive care, though Córdoba died three days later.
A Peruvian soccer player is dead after being struck by lightning during a match. Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza was playing in a televised game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Peru ...
A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others on Sunday.