Diego Mendieta
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | June 13, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | December 3, 2012 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Surakarta, Indonesia | ||
| Playing position | forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Persis Solo F.C. | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Diego Mendieta (June 13, 1980 - December 3, 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward for the Surakarta-based Breakway Liga Super Indonesia Premier Division club Persis Solo F.C.. His death on December 3, 2012, reportedly caused by cytomegalovirus, an easily-treatable disease,[1] sparked international outrage after it was made known that his club refused to pay his hospital fees, thus resulting in his demise. The club also owed Mendieta an estimated US$12,500 in salaries which had prevented him from returning to his native Paraguay.[2] The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro), a worldwide representative organization for professional football players, dubbed his death as a "disgrace for football".
[edit] References
- ^ "Footballer Diego Mendieta's death prompts Indonesia row". BBC. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ Masters, James (December 6, 2012). "The lonely death of Diego Mendieta: Football's forgotten man". CNN. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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