Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26

Subject: Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26 Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:36 am

Quote :: Espanyol captain Daniel Jarque has died after his heart stopped following a training session, the club have announced in a statement.

The 26-year-old passed away on Saturday evening following a training session in Coverciano, Italy where the squad are on a pre-season camp.

Club doctors and Italian paramedics tried to revive Jarque, a product of the Espanyol youth system, but without success

Jarque's death comes two years after the death, also from heart failure, of Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta, who died aged 22 after having collapsed during the opening game of the Spanish La Liga season.

A statement on the club's website read: "Tragedy struck Espanyol and the family of Dani Jarque this evening. The blanquiazul player died from a cardiac arrest.

"The doctor Cervera carried out CPR on the player and used a defibrillator, which showed that the arrest was non responsive.

"After a few minutes the first ambulance arrived from the Florence emergency services, who tried again with the defibrillator they carried.

"The medical services continued carrying out CPR, administering adrenaline and atropine for an hour, but the player's heart did not react, so finally that determined his death.

"RCD Espanyol, broken with pain, wish to put themselves at the absolute disposition of the family of our captain Dani Jarque, to whom go our warmest thoughts."

Espanyol, who had been due to play Bologna on Sunday, have suspended their pre-season tour of Italy and will fly back to Barcelona.

Jarque joined Espanyol at the age of 12, making his debut in 2002, and was handed the captaincy this summer.

Barcelona also offered their condolences on their website with a message from president Joan Laporta.

He told www.fcbarcelona.cat: "We are filled with extreme dismay at this tragic event which we deeply regret.

"Today we are all in mourning.

"I want to send, on behalf of FC Barcelona, our deepest sympathies to RCD Espanyol for the painful loss of their captain Dani Jarque, and to his family."

It is sad to hear this kind of things happen in modern football. It show that how complex and demanding modern football is. The most notorious players to past away was Marc Vivien Foe then most recently Antonio Puerta.

RIP Dani Jarque

Subject: Re: Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26 Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:10 pm

RIP Dani Jarque

Subject: Re: Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26 Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:31 pm

RIP Dani Jarque...just promoted as Captain and the season haven start..he already left this world... Sad

Subject: Re: Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26 Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:39 pm

woke up this morning and heard this sad news... 26 years old captain for espanyol Sad

RIP Dani Jarque

Subject: Re: Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26 Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:23 pm

Shocking news

RIP Dani Jarque

Subject: Re: Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26 Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:17 pm

sad that more and more of the football players are dying young... they are getting more frequent in recent times

Subject: Re: Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26 Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:00 am

It shows how much demand on the modern football. The pace of the game have changed over the years. Players need to be an athletic to adapt into the modern game.

Subject: Re: Espanyol star Jarque dies aged 26 Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:42 am

Ruben De La Red from RM also face this problem b4 last season but lucky he's still alive...and dunno whether he will play again...but for safety reason better stop playing rather than risking his life..