2018 World Cup star, 41, dies after collapsing throughout match as tributes pour in
Panama legend Luis Tejada has handed away aged 41, quickly after being substituted in a veterans soccer match.
The striker made two appearances from the substitutes’ bench within the 2018 World Cup, taking part in in opposition to Belgium and Tunisia within the nation’s solely look within the competitors. It is known Tejada died of a coronary heart assault quickly after he requested to come back off the pitch whereas taking part in for a veterans group.
Reports from his native nation perceive he feinted quickly after he instructed team-mates he felt unwell whereas leaving the pitch. Despite being shortly rushed to hospital in an ambulance, medics had been unable to avoid wasting him.
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A press release from the Panama Football Association mentioned: “Historic goalscorer for the Panamanian national team, a decisive factor in qualifying for our first World Cup in 2018 and a synonym for the development and advancement of football in our country.
“We prolong our sincerest condolences to his household and the whole Panamanian soccer and sports activities household generally.” His heartbroken former team-mate Blas Perez additionally mentioned: “I don’t believe it, my partner is gone.”
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Tejada earned 107 worldwide caps for the Central American nation. He scored an unimaginable 43 targets and contributed seven assists all through his greater than a century of appearances.
Fourteen of his targets for his nation got here within the 34 CONCACAF World Cup qualification matches he competed in for Panama. Away from the worldwide scene, Tejada performed all around the globe.
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He has performed for golf equipment in Panama, Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, Mexico and Peru. His contributions to membership and nation are additionally mirrored within the tidal wave of messages and tributes posted by soccer followers. One fan wrote: “True legend and a type of player that made international football so special.”
A Central American soccer web site additionally wrote: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the saddest news we have ever written. The historic scorer of the Panamanian team Luis ‘El Matador’ Tejada has died at the age of 41. Peace to your soul.”
