Paulo Sérgio Oliveira Da Silva
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Paulo Sérgio Oliveira Da Silva
OR:
Paulo Sérgio Oliveira Da Silva on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva (19 October 1974 – 27 October 2004), better known as Serginho, was a Brazilian footballer. Serginho started his career in the town of
Coronel Fabriciano Coronel Fabriciano is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. It is located in the region of Vale do Rio Doce and is situated 200 km from the state capital. The municipal population was estimated in 202 ...
,
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
state,
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. He played for São Caetano as a defender, and was playing for his team in a '' Campeonato Brasileiro'' match against
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
on 27 October 2004 when he suffered a fatal
cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and poss ...
60 minutes into the match. A later autopsy showed Serginho's heart to weigh 600 grams, twice the size of an average human heart. With São Caetano, Serginho won the 2nd division of Campeonato Paulista in 2000, and the first division in 2004, and was runner-up in two Campeonatos Brasileiros and one Copa Libertadores.


See also

*
List of association footballers who died while playing The following is an incomplete list of association footballers who died during their playing careers. Association football players who died on the pitch or from pitch related incidents Following an increase in deaths, both during matches and tr ...


External links

* People from Vitória, Espírito Santo Brazilian footballers Association football players who died while playing Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Sport deaths in Brazil 1974 births 2004 deaths Association football defenders Filmed deaths in sports Sportspeople from Espírito Santo {{Brazil-footy-defender-1970s-stub