10 Football Players Who Died On Football Field

Here are 10 Football players who died on the football field.

1. Edurance Dahor (4 August 1984 – 6 March 2010)

He was a Nigerion Footballer who played for Al-Merreikh 

club ,he collapsed during the league game and later died in 

the hospital.

2. Piermario Morosini (5 July 1986 – 14 April 2012)

He was a italian midfielder of Livorno,he suffered a cardiac 

arrest on the pitch.

3. Serhiy Perkhun  (4 September 1977 - 28th August 2001)

He was a Russian Goalkeeper who played for CSKA 

Moscow,he had a serious head trauma during a league 

game.

4.Cristiano Junior ( June 5, 1979 – December 5, 2004 )

He was a Brazillian Forward who played for Dempo and died 

with the on field collision with the opposing goalkeeper.

5. Peter Biaksangzuala :  He was a Indian football player 

who died from the spinal injury after doing somersault 

celeberation on october 19th,2014.

6. Paulo Sergio Oliveira Da Silva (19 October 1974 – 27 October 2004 )

He was a Brazillian Defender who suffered from critical 

cardiac arrest.A later autopsy showed Serginho's heart to 

weigh 600 grams, twice the size of an average human heart.

7. Phil O'Donnell (25 March 1972 – 29 December 2007)

He was a scottish left winger who died after suffering a 

cardiac arrest while playing for Motherwell against Dundee 

United.

8. Miklos Feher ( 20 July 1979 – 25 January 2004 )

He was a Hungarian Striker who played for Benfica ,He died 

of a cardiac arrest during a match.

9. Marc Vivien Foe ( 1 May 1975 – 26 June 2003 )

He was a Cameroonian Midfielder who collapsed because of 

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy while playing.

10. Emanuel Ortega ( 2 June 1988 - 14 May 2015 )

He was an Argentine Football Player who died from head 

injury during the match.