Antonio José Puerta Pérez (26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish international football midfielder. He played for Sevilla FC in La Liga. Affected with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, he died on 28 August 2007, three days after suffering a series of cardiac arrests during a league game against Getafe CF on 25 August 2007.^[1] is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... First international  Spain 1 - 0 Denmark  (Brussels, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Biggest win  Spain 13 - 0 Bulgaria  (Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933) Biggest defeat  Italy 7 - 1 Spain  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928)  England 7 - 1 Spain  (London, England; 9 December 1931) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1934) Best... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga and also known as Primera División, is the professional football league in Spain. ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD, also known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy or ARVC) is a type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy that involves primarily the right ventricle. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Getafe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Getafe, a city in the metropolitan area of South Madrid, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Career

A natural left-footer, Puerta joined Sevilla as a boy and spent a total of 14 years at the club,^[2] growing up at the club's acclaimed youth system alongside other players such as Sergio Ramos, Jesús Navas, Alejandro Alfaro and Kepa Blanco.^[3] He played on the left side of midfield, although he did occasionally fill in at left back. His impressive performances earned him international recognition and reported interest from Arsenal, Manchester United and Real Madrid.^[4] For other persons named Ramos, see Ramos (disambiguation). ... Jesús Navas González (born in Los Palacios, Seville on November 21, 1985) is a Spanish footballer. ... Alejandro Alfaro Ligero (born 23 November 1986 in La Palma del Condado) is a Spanish footballer midfielder. ... Kepa Blanco González (born January 13, 1984 in Marbella, Málaga) is a Spanish footballer. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ...

Antonio is remembered by the goal that he scored against FC Schalke 04 in the UEFA Cup 2005/06 semifinals. In the final moments of the match, he received a long ball and struck it with his left foot, scoring one of the most important goals in Sevilla FC history. From then on, the team won five titles in fifteen months, a record in football history. FC Schalke 04 is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... The UEFA Cup 2005-06 season was won by Sevilla, beating Middlesbrough in the final. ... Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. ...

Puerta was capped once by the Spanish national side, making his debut on October 7, 2006, against Sweden in a qualification match for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship.^[3] He was also capped for Spain U-21. A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... First international  Spain 1 - 0 Denmark  (Brussels, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Biggest win  Spain 13 - 0 Bulgaria  (Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933) Biggest defeat  Italy 7 - 1 Spain  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928)  England 7 - 1 Spain  (London, England; 9 December 1931) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1934) Best... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. ... First International U-23: Yugoslavia 3-0 Spain Novi Sad, June 18, 1969 U-21:Yugoslavia 4-1 Spain Zagreb, October 9, 1976 Biggest win Spain 14-0 San Marino El Ejido, February 8, 2005 Biggest defeat Netherlands 5-0 Spain Utrecht, February 16, 1983 Records for competitive matches only. ...

Death

On 25 August 2007, Puerta collapsed and lost consciousness due to a cardiac arrest during Sevilla's first match of the 2007-08 La Liga season at their home stadium Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán against Getafe.^[5] He was seen crouching and then subsequently collapsing upon moving back to his team's goal, after only 35 minutes of the game had passed.^[2] His team-mates Ivica Dragutinović, Andrés Palop and a club medical staff were then seen immediately running to his side as he began to lose consciousness. is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... UD Almería Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona Betis Deportivo de La Coruña RCD Espanyol Getafe CF Levante UD RCD Mallorca Murcia CA Osasuna Racing de Santander Real Madrid Recreativo de Huelva Sevilla FC Valencia CF Valladolid Villarreal CF Zaragoza The 2007–08 La Liga season, the... Sánchez Pizjuán stadium Tottenham in training in the Sánchez Pizjuán prior to their UEFA Cup tie with Sevilla The Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán is a stadium in Seville, Spain. ... Getafe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Getafe, a city in the metropolitan area of South Madrid, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983. ... A football field is the playing surface for the game of football (soccer). ... Ivica Dragutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивица Драгутиновић; born November 13, 1975 in Prijepolje, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer. ... Andrés Palop Cervera (born October 22, 1973, in LAlcúdia (Valencia), Spain) is a Spanish football goalkeeper. ...

After recovering and being substituted, Puerta collapsed once again in the changing room. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, where he received cardiopulmonary resuscitation.^[6] Doctors reported that his condition had deteriorated since arriving at hospital, and he eventually passed away at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville on 28 August.^[7][8] Doctor Francisco Murillo reported that Puerta had suffered multiple organ failure and irreversible brain damage as a result of multiple prolonged cardiac arrests due to an incurable, hereditary heart disease known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.^[9] There is no official word on whether he had ever been equipped with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Puerta's premature death from heart problems is similar to those of Marc-Vivien Foé, Matt Gadsby, Miklós Fehér and Serginho, all of whom collapsed whilst playing in football matches. CPR redirects here. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome - M.O.D.S. (previously known as multiple organ failure) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring medical intervention to maintain homeostasis. ... Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD, also known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy or ARVC) is a type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy that involves primarily the right ventricle. ... ICD An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), also known as an automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD), is a small battery powered electrical impulse generator which is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation. ... Marc-Vivien Foé Marc-Vivien Foé (May 1, 1975 – June 26, 2003) was a Cameroonian midfield football player, born in Nkolo, Centre Province, Cameroon. ... Matt Gadsby (born September 6, 1979) is a professional footballer. ... Feher after falling unconscious Miklós Miki Fehér (Tatabánya, July 20, 1979 – Guimarães, January 25, 2004) was a Hungarian football player. ... Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Silva, better known as Serginho (19 October 1974 – 27 October 2004) was a Brazilian football player. ...

His girlfriend was expecting their first child at the time of his death.^[2] As a result of Antonio Puerta's death, Sevilla's UEFA Champions League qualifier against AEK Athens was postponed until the fourth of September, when Sevilla won 4-1 . The club have also announced that a one-minute silence will be respected before every La Liga match on the weekend of September 1/2. Sevilla's European Super Cup game with AC Milan on 31 August went ahead as a tribute to Antonio Puerta, with all the players on both teams having the name 'PUERTA' printed on the back of their jersey beneath the number. The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... AEK FC, (Greek: – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos), the Athletic Union of Constantinople, known in European competitions as AEK Athens, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. ... A moment of silence is the expression for a period of silent contemplation, prayer, reflection, or meditation. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga and also known as Primera División, is the professional football league in Spain. ... The European Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup(formally UEFA Cup Winners Cup) and the Champions League. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sevilla FC subsequently retired Puerta's number 16 shirt, with the provision that should his son, Aitor Antonio (born October 22, 2007)^[10], one day play for the club he will have the option to bring the number out of retirement.^[11] Retired number at Feyenoord Football clubs around the world sometimes retire squad numbers to recognise players loyal service, or tragic death. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Honours

Club

• Sevilla FC
  • UEFA Cup: 2006, 2007
  • UEFA Super Cup: 2006
  • Spanish Super Cup: 2007
  • Copa del Rey: 2007
  • Licursi Cup: 2007

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