A teenage goalkeeper, Raul Ramirez Osorio, has died after suffering a head injury during a Spanish league match.
The 19-year-old collapsed on the pitch on Saturday, September 27, after colliding with an opposing forward while attempting to collect a cross in the 60th minute of the game between Colindres and Revilla.
His manager, Rafa de Pena, rushed onto the pitch and administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with the help of a nursing student watching the match. Raul was revived and taken to Marques de Valdecilla Hospital in Santander but suffered a second cardiac arrest on the way.
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He was admitted to intensive care in critical condition but passed away on Monday, September 29.
The Royal Cantabrian Football Federation confirmed his death, adding that his family had agreed to donate his organs. It declared three days of mourning and announced a minute’s silence will be held across matches in his memory.