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Espanyol captain Daniel Jarque has died, the club have announced in a statement.
The 26-year-old passed away on Saturday evening when his heart stopped following a training session in Coverciano, Italy where the squad are on a pre-season camp.
Club doctors and Italian paramedics tried to revive Jarque,
a product of the Espanyol youth system, but without success
Jarque's death comes two years after the death, also from heart failure, of Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta, who died aged 22 after having collapsed during the opening game of the Spanish La Liga season.
The 26-year-old passed away on Saturday evening when his heart stopped following a training session in Coverciano, Italy where the squad are on a pre-season camp.
Club doctors and Italian paramedics tried to revive Jarque,
a product of the Espanyol youth system, but without successJarque's death comes two years after the death, also from heart failure,
of Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta, who died aged 22 after having collapsed during the opening game of the Spanish La Liga season.