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FOOTBALLERS WHO ALMOST DIED ON THE PITCH

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The Bolton Wanderers player fainted on the pitch during an FA Cup match in 2012 due to a heart attack and was declared "dead" for 78 minutes before being resurrected. The former England under-21 midfielder was forced to retire at the age of 24.

 

Gomis, Bafetimbi 

 

The French striker has collapsed on the field several times due to a physiological condition that causes him to faint. He collapsed while playing for Swansea City, Galatasaray, and Al-Hilal. 

 

The Cameroonian midfielder was injured during a Confederations Cup match in 2003. Medical personnel attempted to resuscitate the 28-year-old on the pitch before he was carried away on a stretcher. 

 

However, they were unable to revive his heart, and he was declared dead.

 

Juan Antonio Puerta 

 

The Sevilla midfielder passed out while jogging back in the first game of the 2007-08 La Liga season against Getafe, and despite being carried off the field, he collapsed again in the dressing room. 

Puerta, a Spain international, was taken to the hospital and died three days later from "multiple organ failure" caused by a heart attack at the age of 22. 

Four months after leaving Newcastle United, the midfielder collapsed during a training session with Beijing Enterprises. The 30-year-old Ivorian died in hospital.

 

Feher, Miklos 

 

After suffering a heart attack while playing for Portuguese club Benfica against Vitoria Guimaraes in January 2004, the Hungary striker keeled over in pain and fell backwards into the pitch. 

 

The comatose 24-year-old was rushed to the hospital on a stretcher after medics attempted to resuscitate him. Doctors tried to resuscitate him for approximately 90 minutes before declaring him dead. 

 

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