How many deaths has football caused?
Results: Football fatalities averaged 12.2 per year, or 1 per 100,000 participants. There were 164 indirect (systemic) fatalities (average, 8.2 annually [or 0.7 per 100,000 participants]) and 79 direct (traumatic) fatalities (average, 4.0 annually [or 0.3 per 100,000 participants]).
How many players have died while playing football?
Since 2000, 33 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football players have died in sport: 27 nontraumatic deaths and 6 traumatic deaths, a ratio of 4.5 nontraumatic deaths for every traumatic death.
Has anyone died in a soccer match?
Feher died on the 25th of January 2004, aged 24, whilst he played for Benfica against Vitoria de Guimaraes. Feher collapsed on the pitch, after starting to walk slowly and making an effort to keep playing. He died as a result of a pulmonary embolism.
Who has died playing soccer?
Selected list of football players who died on or near the pitch
| Date | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2001 | Cédric Lestic | AS Cherbourg |
| 20 February 2002 | Cristian Neamțu | Universitatea Craiova |
| October 2002 | Márcio dos Santos | Deportivo Wanka |
| 24 October 2002 | Hernán Gaviria | Deportivo Cali |
Has any footballer died on the pitch?
A Greek footballer has died after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during a game where there was no defibrillator or ambulance at the stadium. The player, aged 21, was playing for a Greek third tier team, Ilioupoli, when tragedy struck five minutes into the game.
Has anyone ever died during a football game?
Charles Frederick Hughes (March 2, 1943 – October 24, 1971) was an American football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League from 1967 to 1971. He is, to date, the only NFL player to die on the field during a game.
Has a player ever died on the pitch?