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STOPPED HEART: Alfredo Quintana during the European Championship last year in Trondheim. Photo: Ole Martin Wold
He played a World Cup match against Norway until January 20. Alfredo Quintana is now dead, 32 years old. Portugal’s handball goalkeeper did not survive Monday’s cardiac arrest.
the confirms Porto Friday afternoon.
“The message that we never thought to share: Our dear Alfredo Quintana left today. You will be remembered forever as one of us. A real dragon. Rest in peace, Eterna Quintana », writes the club.
– It’s nitrous, just plain, and it hurts when people when part of the handball family pass away at a young age. He made a name for himself in international handball in a short time, in a very positive way, with his colorful goalkeeping game. We offer our condolences on behalf of the Norwegian Handball Association, our thoughts are with his family and Portuguese handball. We hope they can continue the fantastic work they have started in the spirit of Quintana, says the president of the Norwegian Handball Association, Kåre Geir Lio.
Quintana fell in training Monday morning. According to the Ojogo newspaper, the Porto doctor was present, but could not give life to the goalkeeper. Neither did the paramedics who were in place after 10 minutes.
After 45 minutes, the Quintana Hospital arrived at the São João Hospital. There he was hooked up to an Ecmo heart and lung machine. It must have saved his life in the first place. Alfredo Quintana was intubated and kept in an artificial coma.
On Wednesday, new bad news came from the hospital.
“Very serious situation, very bad prognosis,” a source from the São João Hospital told Ojogo
The general secretary of the Cuban Handball Federation was quoted this Wednesday in condolence to the family by SportHD News. But this case was immediately dropped afterwards and he also apologized on Twitter.
Alfredo Quintana came from Cuba to Portugal in 2011. He has played 431 games for Porto and 72 internationals for Portugal. It was a cornerstone of the club’s team that beat champion Kiel in last season’s Champions League.
Quintana faced Norway in both last year’s European Championship and this year’s World Cup. But sixth and tenth place Portugal stood out, while Alfredo Quintana was nominated for the All Star team at the European Championships.
The 201cm tall doorman had his own cool and calm doorman style. As recently as last Sunday, he scored with 14 saves and two goals when Porto beat Águas Santas 34-26 on the road.
Only half a day later, the accident was resolved and on Friday came the sad news of the death of the star goalkeeper.
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