The COVID World
December 24th, 2021
The unprecedented rise in deaths from cardiac arrest in international football continues with the deaths of three more players this week. Croatian footballer Marin Cacic, Oman international player Mukhaled Al-Raqadi and Egyptian goalkeeper Ahmed Amin have all passed away this week.
Croatian footballer Marin Cacic died on December 23rd, three days after being placed into a coma following his sudden collapse at training with his team NK Nehaj Sinj.
The 23-year-old was immediately rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed with heart failure.
Cacic was then put in a comatose state as doctors fought tirelessly to save the young man’s life, although their efforts ultimately failed.
The young footballer had already enjoyed an impressive career that had taken him to multiple different countries.
Cacic, who played as a defender, originally left Nehaj in August of 2018 to play for Italian side Isernia FC, spending one season in Serie D before returning to his home country to play for NK Trnje Zagreb, though he spent even less time there.
One of his former clubs, Bosnian side NK Jedinstvo, paid tribute to Cacic writing on their website:
“Rest in peace, Marin, forever in our hearts.”
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