Dying footballer booked for diving

Yahoo!7 May 6, 2010, 9:19 am
A Croatian footballer booked for diving had actually dropped dead of a heart attack.

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A dying footballer was yellow carded for diving by a referee who was unaware he had suffered a heart attack.

Croatian league player, Goran Tunjic, a 32-year-old defender playing for the Mladost FC, collapsed in the 35th minute of his match against Hrvatski Sokola.

The referee immediately approached the player with the yellow card outstretched in his hand.

Tragically, however, the player had suffered a fatal heart attack.

The official, realising what had happened. called for help, but Tunjic died despite being rushed to hospital.

"Doctors tried to help him but there was nothing they could do," a club spokesman said of the player, who had no previous medical problems.

"He just fell dead on the spot."

Courtesy of Eurosport.






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  1. roofie12:42pm Tuesday 29th November 2011 ESTReport Abuse

    You never know when your time is up no matter how old or young you are. Get right with God. Read John chapter 3 in the Bible, find a mature christian to pray with you. Get ready, we all die eventually!

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