Tragic Deaths in Football: The Stories of Wassim Jazzar and Guillermo Beltrán

2024-03-25 22:04:57

A soccer match in semi-professional minor categories became the scene of the tragic death of Wassim Jazzar, a 17-year-old player from the Wadi El Maa team, who fell unconscious on the field and, due to the lack of medical services to treat him, unfortunately lost his life in this incident.

What did footballer Wassim Jazzar die from?

The images show Wassim Jazzar receiving a kick to the face, which caused him to lose consciousness instantly. When he collapsed he did so with completely rigid limbs and, according to local media, the young soccer player died instantly.

It should be noted that there were no doctors in the amateur match, much less an ambulance to attend to a tragedy of this magnitude, so the testimonies of an “instant death” correspond to his teammates and rivals, as well as some parents in the stands. .

Other reports indicate that Wassim Jazzar arrived at the hospital alive, however, brain inflammation resulting from the blow and the lack of immediate attention led to the fateful outcome.

🚨 Tragedy in Algeria due to the death of a young 17-year-old player after a serious kick during the match

DEP Wassim Jazzar 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/Pg9f7hAehh

— AFRICA FUTBOLERA (@AfricaFutbolera) March 24, 2024

The Algerian Football Federation, in the voice of its president, Walid Sadi, presented its sincere condolences for the unfortunate event, which was classified as an “irreparable loss.” At the same time, the death of Wassim Jazzar has opened a debate in that country regarding the need to have minimum conditions to be able to deal with an eventuality like this, which cost the 17-year-old player his life.

Deaths in football

Jazzar’s sad death comes shortly after Colombian football was affected by the shocking death of Guillermo Beltrán, who collapsed during training. The Real Santa Cruz striker complained of dizziness and nausea before falling to the ground on Friday.

Club staff desperately tried to revive the striker and quickly called an ambulance after their efforts to wake him failed. The director of Real Santa Cruz, Adolfo Soria Galvarro, said about the tragedy: “he was training as always and then he collapsed. They tried to resuscitate him but he died when they were transferring him to a clinic.”

Official announcement

The Real Santa Cruz Sports Club reports the sensitive death of our player Guillermo Denis Beltrán, friend, teammate and a great professional. We pray to the Lord to have him in his holy glory. pic.twitter.com/IcaKCfkais

— Real Santa Cruz Sports Club (@Real_Santa_Cruz) March 22, 2024