Antonio Puerta (1984-2007)

[Sevillista]

Hi guys. I don't know if this deserves its own thread, but it was one of the scariest moments on field that I've ever seen so I thought I would post it. Sevilla was playing the first match of the season against Getafe when out of nowhere, unprovoked, Sevilla's LB Antonio Puerta dropped to his knees and suffered a cardiac arrest. Ivica Dragutinovic understood what was happening immediately (thankfully) and rushed to his aid, prying open his jaw and making sure he didn't swallow his tongue.

He walked off the field minutes later, but it's been reported that his heart has stopped twice since the incident and the team's medics report that he is in critical condition. Here is a youtube video of the incident:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eJBTuDZvKNw

This is one of those moments where you realize that football is really secondary to everything else.

 

[adizlaja]

my god!! scary stuff.. such a young player too. soccernet.com is saying he is in stable condition now.. but i am not sure if they are right. i hope he can pull through and make a full recovery.

 

[KingPaulV]

I know i saw this live and I held my heart in a bundle...this is terrible I hope he can recover fully, I dont care about playing football but at least to a normal life

 

[Zakov]

glad he's in stable condition now......scary stuff indeed, good job medics and thank goodness Dragutinovic spotted it early...

 

[theo]

This is one of those moments where you realize that football is really secondary to everything else.

so true. and people were arguing in the "Henry's stare" thread

 

[Johnny_Big]

Totally reminded me of Feher. I'm glad he's okay know...still, scary stuff.

 

[ShearerM4]

Wow, credit to Drago for the very first aid there. Scary indeed.

It's probably those new annoying animated adboards! damn them!

 

[fender]

Scary to say the least, hope he recovers fully.

 

[Asaf4u]

i hope he will be ok its fu**ing scary

 

[Stotty]

Sh*te. Fair play to the other player Hope he's ok.

 

[Filipower]

damn, scary stuff...is he OK to continue playing?

 

[Yossarian]

horrifying ****, man. Let's hope that he makes a speedy recovery.

 

[Bobby]

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/08/26/spain.sevilla.reut/?iref=mpstoryview

Condition is "very serious"

 

[didy]

Props to his team mate for coming to his aid so fast.

 

[Sevillista]

I was convinced it was a seizure, but I guess he had a cardiac arrest. He had a second cardiac arrest in the locker room. Two cardiac arrests at such a young age (22), you've gotta wonder if he'll play again.

The good news is that he has been declared "stable," after being "unstable" all day and hooked to ventilators.

 

[Awax]

Damn, not again.. I hope he recovers, all the best wishes to him.

 

[Socrates]

Yea just heard he is doing a bit better so that's good to hear, hopefully he keeps improving and makes a full recovery. It was crazy seeing that live.

 

[Bobby]

He's still hooked to a breathing device, but his pulse has normalized.

 

[Klobb]

holy sH**, hope he pulls through.

 

[Lean]

Hopefully he will survive. But i've heard that it's something that already happened on training, can you confirm this Sevillista or any other Sevilla fans? Anyway, he's 22 and he's had 2 heart issues on one night. Talented or not, for his own sake he should be kept away from a football pitch.