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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.
The Meyer family filed a wrongful death suit against Stanford on November 23, 2022 [19] [13] in Santa Clara County Superior Court. [20] The suit reported that Meyer had been "facing disciplinary action for allegedly spilling coffee on a Stanford football player who was accused of sexually assaulting a female soccer player.
Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes eskoˈβaɾ saldaˈrjaɣa]; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) [1] was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a center-back. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. [2] Nicknamed The Gentleman, he was known for his clean style of play ...
Garcia, a junior varsity football player, was injured during an Aug. 23 game against Maywood CES and died on Sept. 3. He was 16. A GoFundMe page was set up to assist his family.
Cusack died on 20 September 2023, at the age of 27 [4] by suicide. [11] At the time of her death she was the longest-serving player in the Sheffield United women's squad. [9] On 24 September, a minute's silence was held for Cusack before Sheffield United's Premier League game against Newcastle United.
A Shawnee Mission Northwest football player died after a medical emergency in practice over a month ago. The district has not yet released any findings from their investigation.
Pelé Pelé with Brazil in 1970 Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-10-23) 23 October 1940 Três Corações, Brazil Died 29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) (aged 82) São Paulo, Brazil Resting place Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, Santos, São Paulo Occupations Footballer humanitarian Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Spouses Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi (m. 1966; div. 1982) Assíria Lemos Seixas (m. 1994 ...
Sócrates was born in Belém do Pará. [3] He began playing football professionally in 1974 for Botafogo-SP in Ribeirão Preto, but spent the majority of his career (1978 to 1984) with Corinthians, scoring 41 goals in 59 Brazilian Série A games, and 172 goals in 297 matches in total. [10]