Japan news

Matsuda dies after heart attack

August 4, 2011
By ESPNsoccernet staff
Former Japan international Naoki Matsuda died on Thursday after collapsing at training earlier in the week.

Matsuda, 34, suffered a heart attack during a 15-minute warm-up run before training with his club Matsumoto Yamaga on Tuesday. He was taken to hospital unconscious and slipped into a coma. He was placed on life support but did not regain conciousness.

"He passed away today at 1:06 p.m.," Yamaga president Hiroshi Otsuki said. "Since Tuesday there has been an outpouring ...

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