CroatiaFan123
10 years ago
This is so shocking. I can't believe it. I thougth he will be big one day.
R.I.P.
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CroatiaFan123
10 years ago
This is so shocking. I can't believe it. I thougth he will be big one day.
R.I.P.
decentK
10 years ago
I did not know of this guy at all, but seriously truly devastating and very sorry for the family and friends. RIP.
Emrecan_58
10 years ago
Just heard that he died. I was wishing for his recovery but unfortunately we lost him. He was so young to have an heart attack. RIP.
Eden17Hazard17
10 years ago
R.!.P
tuan_jinn
10 years ago
RIP :(...
What a sad news.
RealMadrid17
10 years ago
RIP. Always sad to see a footballer has passed away. Condolences to his family and friends in this tough time.
Flash_ebk
10 years ago
Just out of curiosity is Dries mertens his brother?
rayrex7
10 years ago
R.I.P Damn, died in a pretty young age. I just hope the best for his family and friends
TheGame
10 years ago
RIP. This is tragic for someone so young. I keep hearing that he either had a heart attack, heart failure or cardiac arrest. They're 3 different things. Hopefully they'll figure out what really happened.
ramaboy10
10 years ago
RIP :(
Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens has died of heart failure, three days after collapsing during a match.
The 24-year-old Lokeren defender was treated on the pitch during the first half of Monday's reserve-team game with Genk but did not recover after time in hospital on a life-support machine.
A club statement said: "The medical staff have done everything to save Gregory, but they finally had to acknowledge their impotence.
"Gregory passed away at around 16:30."
The former Belgium Under-21 international's condition had worsened since he was taken to hospital in Genk, with doctors giving him little chance of survival.
On Thursday his family agreed his life support should be switched off.
Lokeren say that the exact nature of Mertens's heart condition has yet to be established. But he passed all pre-season health tests required by Europe's football governing body Uefa, and was judged to be one of the fittest players at his club.
He joined Lokeren in January 2014 from Cercle Brugge and played 15 league games this season, as well as featuring against Hull City in the Europa League in August.
The club statement continued: "Gregory was only one and a half years at the club, but in that short time his quiet modesty made him an indispensable person. "Now we will have to learn to live with the loss."
It is understood that the Belgium Football Federation plans to mark all matches on Friday with a minute's silence.
Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens has died of heart failure, three days after collapsing during a match.
The 24-year-old Lokeren defender was treated on the pitch during the first half of Monday's reserve-team game with Genk but did not recover after time in hospital on a life-support machine.
A club statement said: "The medical staff have done everything to save Gregory, but they finally had to acknowledge their impotence.
"Gregory passed away at around 16:30."
The former Belgium Under-21 international's condition had worsened since he was taken to hospital in Genk, with doctors giving him little chance of survival.
On Thursday his family agreed his life support should be switched off.
Lokeren say that the exact nature of Mertens's heart condition has yet to be established.
But he passed all pre-season health tests required by Europe's football governing body Uefa, and was judged to be one of the fittest players at his club.
He joined Lokeren in January 2014 from Cercle Brugge and played 15 league games this season, as well as featuring against Hull City in the Europa League in August.
The club statement continued: "Gregory was only one and a half years at the club, but in that short time his quiet modesty made him an indispensable person.
"Now we will have to learn to live with the loss."