Jorge Alberto Bontemps (August 21, 1977 – April 13, 2010) was an

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defender.

Club career

Bontemps started his career in 1999 with

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before moving to

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in 2004.

Illness and death

Since 2006 Bontemps has been sidelined by disease and has not made any appearances for the first team. On 13 April 2010 he died of

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in the José María Cullen hospital in Santa Fe.Falleció Jorge Bontemps
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References

1977 births 2010 deaths Argentine people of French descent Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Association football defenders Argentine footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Argentine Primera División players Deaths from lung cancer in Argentina {{Argentina-footy-defender-1970s-stub