Espanyol's Jarque Collapses and Dies ..

[YUJAM]

Top player.. What a shocker

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* Jarque dies of heart failure while on tour of Italy

* Player collapsed in hotel - reports

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By Mark Elkington

MADRID, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Espanyol captain and defender Dani Jarque, 26, has died from heart failure while on a pre-season tour of Italy, the Primera Liga club said on their website (www.rcdespanyol.com) on Saturday.

Jarque had trained in the morning but collapsed in his hotel in Coverciano while talking to a family member on the telephone in the early evening, Spanish media reports said.

“The Espanyol player died due to a systolic heart failure,” the club said in a statement.

“(Club doctor) Doctor Cervera tried CPR on the player and used a defibrillator but said it was not possible to resuscitate.

“Within minutes, the first emergency ambulances arrived from Florence, and tried their defibrillators but again were unable to resuscitate.”

Medical services tried to revive Jarque for an hour before pronouncing the player dead, the club said.

“Espanyol are distraught and wish to put themselves at the complete disposal of our captain’s family,” they added.

Spanish media reported the club were cutting short their Italian tour, where they had been due to play friendlies against Bologna and Livorno in the coming days, and were returning to Barcelona on Sunday.

Jarque came up through the youth ranks at Espanyol, helping them win the King’s Cup in 2006 and to reach to UEFA Cup final in 2007, and had just been made captain of the club for the new season.

Jarque’s death comes nearly two years after that of Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta who died on Aug. 28, 2007, three days after collapsing during a Primera Liga match against Getafe.

(editing by Justin Palmer; To query or comment on this story email [email protected])

[Waffiman]

RIP. Fine player.

[Mister Dolly]

May his soul RIP...another one gone too soon...

[Tunisian Gooner]

RIP Jarque.

[CMS]

RIP

[junior]

RIP.

[spastic]

RIP

[can04]

RIP.

[ukblack]

May he rest in peace..on a side note if this had happened to a Nigerian after he was just made captain people will say one of his team mates 'killed' him out of jealousy.

[SPARROW JAY]

R.I.P
Footballers deserves some break from excessive work out i reckon. kai

[jagazo 2001]

RIP

[skinkut]

very sad RIP

[2drama]

R.I.P

[Godfather]

RIP

[Dinando]

RIP.

[Bigpokey24]

RIP.. they all deserve the massive salaries they make

[Killa Adjei]

Damn RIP

[MI5]

May his soul rest in perfect peace... This is sad...

[joplass]

R.I.P
Footballers deserves some break from excessive work out i reckon. kai

This should not be happening any more. Clubs know about this risk already they should have their doctors check players constantly.
RIP

[Igbanibo]

RIP.

I thought after Marc Vivien Foe and Puerta's death on the field, players dying on the field would be in the past. I guess regardless of all the cardiological tests done, somethings remain outside the power of cardiologists.

[Cally]

These are the things that remind us that football is just a game...human lives are much more important. My commiserations and best wishes to his family...

[riverine]

Jesu Kristi. RIP.

[Gotti]

RIP...